Process of recovery of oxygenated hydrocarbons from hydrocarbon synthesis

Claim 1

IN A PROCESS FOR SEPARATING AND RECOVERING NEUTRAL AND ACID OXYGENATED HYDROCARBON PRODUCTS PRESENT IN A SYNTHESIS VAPOR MIXTURE OF HYDROCARBONS AND WATER FORMED BY REACTION OF HYDROGEN WITH CARBON MONOXIDE, THE IMPROVEMENT WHICH COMPRISES COOLING SAID SYNTHESIS VAPOR MIXTURE AT 40* F. TO 100* F. TO CONDENSE THEREFROM AN OIL PHASE CONDENSATE CONTAINING OXYGNEATED HYDROCARBONS DISSOLVED IN HYDROCARBONS AND ALSO AN AQUEOUS PHASE CONDENSATE CONTAINING MAINLY ALCOHOLS HIGHER BOILING THAN METHANOL DISSOLVED IN SAID WATER, REMOVING UNCONDENSED VAPORS FROM SAID CONDENSATES, SEPARATING AND REMOVING THE OIL PHASE CONDENSATE FROM THE AQUEOUS PHASE CONDENSATE, PASSING THE SEPARATED AQUEOUS PHASE CONDENSATE INTO AN INITIAL DISTILLATION ZONE WHEREIN A LIGHT FRACTION OF C1 TO C6 OXYGENATED HYDROCARBONS THAT DISTILL WITH WATER AT TEMPERATURES WITHIN THE RANGE OF ABOUT 40* F. TO 212* F. ARE SEPARATED FROM A HEAVIER AQUEOUS FRACTION CONTAINING ACID PRODUCTS OF THE REACTION DISSOLVED IN SAID AQUEOUS PHASE CONDENSATE, PASSING SAID HEAVIER FRACTION SUBSTANTIALLY FREE OF ALCOHOLS HAVING UP THROUGH