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Title:
PROCESS FOR USING IONIC LIQUIDS TO RECOVER ETHANOL OR BUTANOL FROM SACCHAROMYCES FERMENTATION BROTH
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/2010/065595
Kind Code:
A3
Abstract:
The present invention relates to a process for recovering ethanol or butanol from fermentation broth using liquid-liquid extraction, wherein at least one ionic liquid is used as the extractive solvent.

Inventors:
ERDNER-TINDALL JEANINE M (US)
HUTCHENSON KEITH W (US)
SHIFLETT MARK BRANDON (US)
PATNAIK RANJAN (US)
Application Number:
PCT/US2009/066347
Publication Date:
September 16, 2010
Filing Date:
December 02, 2009
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Assignee:
DU PONT (US)
ERDNER-TINDALL JEANINE M (US)
HUTCHENSON KEITH W (US)
SHIFLETT MARK BRANDON (US)
PATNAIK RANJAN (US)
International Classes:
C12P7/06; B01D11/04; C07C29/86; C12P7/16
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Attorney, Agent or Firm:
DOBSON, Kevin, S. (Legal Patent Records Center4417 Lancaster Pik, Wilmington Delaware, US)
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