Separation of alcohols and acids from fischer-tropsch synthesis product

Claim 1

IN THE PROCESSING OF SYNTHETICALLY PRODUCED ORGANIC MATERIALS INCLUDING HYDROCARBONS, ORGANIC ACIDS AND ALCOHOLS, THE IMPROVEMENT WHICH COMPRISES SUBJECTING A CHARGING STOCK CONSISTING OF A FISCHER-TROPSCH SYNTHESIS PRODUCT CONTAINING SUBSTANTIAL PROPORTIONS OF SUCH CONSTITUENTS AND WATER TO A FRACTIONAL DISTILLING OPERATION IN A FRACTIONATING TOWER, CONTROLLING THE FRACTIONATING OPERATION IN THE TOWER SO AS TO MAINTAIN A CUT TEMPERATURE ON THE TOWER OF FROM APPROXIMATELY 80* TO 95*C., REMOVING OVERHEAD FROM THE TOWER A PRODUCT FRACTION COMPRISING HYDROCARBONS, WATER AND SUBSTANTIALLY ALL OF THE ALCOHOL CONTENT OF THE CHARGING STOCK AND REMOVING A BOTTOMS PRODUCT FROM THE TOWER COMPRISING HYDROCARBONS, WATER AND SUBSTANTIALLY ALL OF THE ORGANIC ACIDS CONTENT OF THE CHARGING STOCK TO THE TOWER.