Process for the production of fatty acid lower alkyl esters

Details Process for the production of fatty acid lower alkyl esters Process for the production of fatty acid lower alkyl esters

1996-08-05

1998-06-30

Geist, Gary

Organic compounds -- part of the class 532-570 series

Organic compounds

Fatty compounds having an acid moiety which contains the...

554174, C11C 100

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ABSTRACT:
A process for the production of fatty acid lower alkyl esters comprising the steps of:
A) treating at least one fatty acid ester of glycerol with from about 0.3 to about 3% by weight, based on the weight of ester, of an acid at an elevated temperature;
B) removing said acid from the treated fatty acid ester; and
C) reacting the treated fatty acid ester with at least one lower aliphatic alcohol to transesterify the fatty acid ester.

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