Extractive distillation of normal primary alcohols

Claim 1

A METHOD OF SEPARATING A WIDE BOILING MIXTURE OF ORGANIC COMPOUND INCLUDING NORMAL PRIMARY, BRANCHED PRIMARY, SECONDARY AND TERTIARY ALCOHOLS BOILING WITHIN THE RANGE OF METHANOL THROUGH N-PENTANOL WHICH COMPRISES INTRODUCING SAID MIXTURE INTO A FIRST FRACTIONATION ZONE, FRACTIONATING SAID MIXTURE IN SAID FIRST FRACTIONATING ZONE TO OBTAIN OVERHEAD A FIRST FRACTION CONSISTING OF ALL COMPOUNDS BOILING WITHIN THE RANGE OF THE NORMAL PRIMARY ALCOHOLS HAVING UP TO AND INCLUDING 2 CARBON ATOMS PER MOLECULE AND A BOTTOMS PRODUCT CONTAINING ALL COMPOUNDS BOILING WITHIN AND ABOVE THE RANGE OF NORMAL PRIMARY ALCOHOLS HAVING 3 AND MORE CARBON ATOMS PER MOLECULE AND FRACTIONALLY DISTILLING THE FRACTION CONSISTING OF ALL COMPOUNDS BOILING WITHIN AND ABOVE THE RANGE OF THE NORMAL PRIMARY ALCOHOLS HAVING 3 AND MORE CARBON ATOMS IN THE PRESENCE OF BETWEEN 86-95 MOL PERCENT WATER TO COMPLETELY SEPARATE THE NORMAL PRIMARY ALCOHOLS FROM THE REMAINING COMPOUNDS IN THE FRACTION.

Claim 2

A METHOD OF SEPARATING A WIDE BOILING MIXTURE OF ORGANIC COMPOUND INCLUDING NORMAL PRIMARY, BRANCHED PRIMARY, SECONDARY AND TERTIARY ALCOHOLS BOILING WITHIN THE RANGE OF METHANOL THROUGH N-PENTANOL WHICH COMPRISES INTRODUCING SAID MIXTURE INTO A FIRST FRACTIONATION ZONE, FRACTIONATING SAID MIXTURE IN SAID FIRST FRACTIONATING ZONE TO OBTAIN OVERHEAD A FIRST FRACTION CONSISTING OF ALL COMPOUNDS BOILING WITHIN THE RANGE OF THE NORMAL PRIMARY ALCOHOLS HAVING UP TO AND INCLUDING 2 CARBON ATOMS PER MOLECULE AND A BOTTOMS PRODUCT CONTAINING ALL COMPOUNDS BOILING WITHIN AND ABOVE THE RANGE OF NORMAL PRIMARY ALCOHOLS HAVING 3 AND MORE CARBON ATOMS PER MOLECULE AND FRACTIONALLY DISTILLING THE FRACTION CONSISTING OF ALL COMPOUNDS BOILING WITHIN AND ABOVE THE RANGE OF THE NORMAL PRIMARY ALCOHOLS HAVING 3 AND MORE CARBON ATOMS IN THE PRESENCE OF BETWEEN 86-95 MOL PERCENT WATER TO COMPLETELY SEPARATE THE NORMAL PRIMARY ALCOHOLS FROM THE REMAINING COMPOUNDS IN THE FRACTION.