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An ethanol fermentation process in which an aqueous solution of fermentable sugar is converted by an ethanol-producing microorganism such as a yeast to a dilute aqueous solution of ethanol with the ethanol being present in the solution at a concentration which does not exceed a predetermined maximum

An ethanol fermentation process in which an aqueous solution of fermentable sugar is converted by an ethanol-producing microorganism such as a yeast to a dilute aqueous solution of ethanol with the ethanol being present in the solution at a concentration which does not exceed a predetermined maximum level, wherein ethanol present in the solution is selectively sorbed within a crystalline aluminosilicate zeolite so that the non-sorbed ethanol present in the solution does not exceed the predetermined maximum level of concentration therein, and thereafter exposing the ethanol-containing zeolite to ethanol conversion conditions to effect conversion of the ethanol to hydrocarbons.

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An integrated process for converting fermentable sugar in aqueous solution to gasoline boiling range products which comprises: (a) converting fermentable sugar present in an aqueous solution thereof under the action of an ethanol producing microorganism to provide a dilute aqueous solution of ethano

An integrated process for converting fermentable sugar in aqueous solution to gasoline boiling range products which comprises: (a) converting fermentable sugar present in an aqueous solution thereof under the action of an ethanol producing microorganism to provide a dilute aqueous solution of ethanol with the ethanol being present in the solution at a concentration which does not exceed a predetermined maximum level, said predetermined maximum level of ethanol being selected to be that which is below the level of ethanol causing fermentation to substantially cease; (b) selectively sorbing in a sorption zone, ethanol present in the solution, within a crystalline aluminosilicate zeolite characterized by a silica to alumina ratio greater than 12 and a constraint index within the range of 1 to 12, to yield an ethanol-containing zeolite, (c) exposing the resulting ethanol-containing zeolite to ethanol conversion conditions including temperatures ranging from about 316°to 538°C., pressures ranging from about 10.13 to 1013 kPa and a liquid hourly space velocity ranging from about 0.1 to 10.