ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 23 -- United States Patent no. 12,503,419, issued on Dec. 23, was assigned to Ineos Acetyls UK Ltd. (Lyndhurst, Great Britain).
"Separation process and apparatus" was invented by Sean Anthony Hennigan (Hull, Great Britain).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present disclosure relates generally to processes for separating an effluent in an acetic acid production unit. Accordingly, one aspect of the disclosure provides a process including transferring at least a portion of a carbonylation reaction effluent to the bottom section of a tank, evaporating at least a portion of the effluent to form a vapour fraction, spraying a spray liquid onto a porous demister surface of a dem...