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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8119824 | Processes for producing higher fatty acid esters As means for producing a biodiesel oil from a feed oil containing a free fatty acid at high efficiency, the following processes (1) to (3) are provided: (1) a process for producing a higher fatty acid ester, comprising reacting a lower alcohol with a higher fatty ac... | 02/21/2012 |
| 8093416 | Method for producing fatty acid alkyl esters and/or glycerin using fat or oil The present invention has an object to provide the following method for producing fatty acid alkyl esters and/or glycerin and the following catalyst used in the production method. According to the production method, a fat or oil is reacted with an alcohol to ... | 01/10/2012 |
| 8071799 | Chain-selective synthesis of fuel components and chemical feedstocks A method comprising providing a starting composition comprising a polyunsaturated fatty acid, a polyunsaturated fatty ester, a carboxylate salt of a polyunsaturated fatty acid, a polyunsaturated triglyceride, or a mixture thereof; self-metathesizing the starting com... | 12/06/2011 |
| 7906663 | Process for co-producing olefins and diesters or diacids starting from unsaturated fats In order to produce both an olefinic fraction and a composition of diacids or diesters of fats, a process is carried out which comprises, in succession: a) metathesis of an unsaturated fat with ethylene in the presence of at least ... | 03/15/2011 |
| 7662982 | Alkyl-capped alkoxylated esters and compositions comprising same Process of making alkyl-capped alkoxylated esters. More specifically, a process of making alkyl-capped alkoxylated esters that are comprised substantially of triethylene alkoxy ester and substantially free from ethylene glycol monoalkoxy monoester and diethylene gly... | 02/16/2010 |
| 7420072 | Apparatus and method for producing biodiesel fuel A continuous method and apparatus for making biodiesel fuel from glycerides such as vegetable oil employs a two-stage reactor provided with recycle. Yields of 95% and greater are readily achieved in a continuous mode of operation. ... | 09/02/2008 |
| 7259188 | Methods and pharmaceutical compositions for treatment of anti-estrogen resistant breast cancer using RXR modulators Methods and compositions for the treatment of anti-estrogen resistant breast cancer using retinoid compounds which are modulators of Retinoid X Receptors. ... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7126018 | Methods for the preparation of polyol esters that are light in color The present invention is directed to a process of producing polyol esters possessing desirable composition and color. Preferably, such a process does not require molecular distillations or decoloration steps to yield a light-colored polyol ester composition. Materia... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7119216 | Metathesis of unsaturated fatty acid esters or unsaturated fatty acids with lower olefins An olefin metathesis process involving contacting an unsaturated fatty acid ester or unsaturated fatty acid, such as methyloleate or oleic acid, with a lower olefin, preferably ethylene, in the presence of a metathesis catalyst so as to prepare a first product olefi... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7053127 | Quaternized amido cyclic amine surfactant A quaternary surfactant comprising a cyclic diamine group, compositions comprising the quaternized amido cyclic amine surfactant, a gelled aqueous composition comprising the quaternized amido cyclic amine surfactant, use of the gelled aqueous well treatment applicat... | 05/30/2006 |
| 6908878 | Catalyst compound for the metathesis of olefins An improved catalyst composition for the metathesis of olefins comprises at least one porous mineral carrier based on alumina, at least one compound of rhenium, molybdenum, or tungsten, and further includes silicon in an oxide form. ... | 06/21/2005 |
| 6841691 | Process for the preparation of enantiomerically enriched esters and alcohols Method for the preparation of an enantiomerically enriched ester, in which a mixture of the enantiomers of the corresponding secondary alcohol is subjected, in the presence of an acyl donor, to an enantioselective conversion in the presence of a racemisation catalys... | 01/11/2005 |
| 6770768 | Substance for lowering high cholesterol level in serum and methods for preparing and using the same The invention relates to a substance which lowers LDL cholesterol levels in serum and which is fat soluble β-sitostanol fatty acid ester, and to a method for preparing and using the same. The substance can be taken orally as a food additive, food substitute or supp... | 08/03/2004 |
| 6762313 | Processes for preparing linoleic acid raw materials for subsequent conjugation Processes for preparing linoleic acid raw materials are described wherein the processes comprise: (a) transesterifying a triglyceride component with an alcohol having from 1 to 4 carbon atoms, at a temperature of from 80 to 120° C., to form a transesterification mi... | 07/13/2004 |
| 6723863 | Methods for the preparation of propylene glycol fatty acid esters A process of producing a light-colored, high-monoester mixture from a polyol and an oil is provided wherein the process eliminates the use of organic solvents, multiple water washings and/or molecular distillation. The reactants, a polyol and an oil, described herei... | 04/20/2004 |
| 6646146 | Non-corrosive catalytic hydrolysis of fatty acid esters to fatty acids The present invention relates to a liquid phase process for the direct hydrolysis of a fatty acid ester to the corresponding fatty acid and alcohol in the presence of a catalyst, wherein the fatty acid in the liquid phase is contacted with steam in the pr... | 11/11/2003 |
| 6642399 | Single-phase process for production of fatty acid methyl esters from mixtures of triglycerides and fatty acids A process for the esterification of a mixture of fatty acids and triglycerides. The process comprises forming a single phase solution of fatty acids and triglyceride in an alcohol selected from methanol and ethanol, the ratio of said alcohol to triglyceri... | 11/04/2003 |
| 6541655 | Catalytic compositions and methods for asymmetric allylic alkylation Complexes of a selected class of chiral ligands with molybdenum, tungsten or chromium, preferably molybdenum, are effective as catalysts in highly enantioselective and regioselective alkylation of allylic substrates.... | 04/01/2003 |
| 6538146 | Method for producing fatty acid esters of monovalent alkyl alcohols and use thereof The present invention relates to a method for producing fatty acid esters of monovalent alkyl alcohols by base-catalyzed transesterification of fatty acid esters of polyvalent alcohols. In said method, oils are used which contain free fatty acids and phos... | 03/25/2003 |
| 6515154 | Acetoacetic acid derivatives, process for their preparation and their use The present invention relates to acetoacetic acid derivatives of the formula Ia or Ib, to processes for their preparation and to their use for the preparation of 2,15-hexadecanedione. The invention further relates to the use of the compounds of the formul... | 02/04/2003 |
| 6407269 | Catalyst for transesterification The present invention provides a heterogeneous catalyst which is highly active, excellent in selectivity and free from elution of its catalyst-components during reaction and which has long lifetime. That is, a phosphate of a metal selected from the group ... | 06/18/2002 |
| 6407272 | Secondary alcohol esters of hydroxyacids and uses thereof Secondary alcohol esters of hydroxyacids, e.g., ricinoleate esters of secondary alcohols, are prepared by reacting an ester of a hydroxyacid with a secondary alcohol, in the presence of an organometallic transesterification catalyst. Under these reaction ... | 06/18/2002 |
| 6361980 | Preparation process of diglyceride The present invention provides a process for preparing a diglyceride, which includes: in an enzyme-packed tower which includes an immobilized lipase preparation, carrying out an esterification reaction between: (1) an acyl group donor selected from the group i... | 03/26/2002 |
| 6337413 | Fatty acid esters to dissolve polystyrene for production of commodity material useful for production of polymers The present invention relates to a method for solubilizing polystyrene in a fatty acid ester, whereby the resultant polystyrene fatty acid ester composition can be used in a variety of polymeric applications, including forming an improved polyester. The p... | 01/08/2002 |
| 6107500 | Process for the preparation of mixtures of sorbitol monoesters, sorbitol diesters and partial gycerides A process for the preparation of mixtures which comprise mostly sorbitol monoesters, sorbitol diesters and partial glycerides, sorbitol being reacted with triglycerides in the presence of at least one alkaline catalyst, is described, wherein the cocatalys... | 08/22/2000 |
| 5917068 | Polyunsaturated fatty acid and fatty acid ester mixtures free of sterols and phosphorus compounds This invention relates to a process for removing sterols and phosphorous compounds from naturally occurring lipid mixtures. The process involves hydrolyzing a naturally occurring lipid mixture containing phospholipids, triglycerides, and sterols to form a... | 06/29/1999 |
| 5883272 | Aluminosilicate carrier for metathesis catalysts Rhenium oxide catalysts carried on aluminium silicates, if required with added boric oxide, tungsten oxide, molybdenum oxide or vanadium oxide for the metathesis of olefins and functionalised olefins, in particular of carboxylic acid esters, are provided,... | 03/16/1999 |
| 5872268 | Process for preparing salt of fatty acid ester of hydroxycarboxylic A process for the preparation of a salt of fatty acid ester of hydroxycarboxylic acid, which comprises subjecting a fatty acid ester of lower alcohol and an alkaline metal salt or alkaline earth metal salt of hydroxycarboxylic acid to ester interchange in... | 02/16/1999 |
| 5849939 | Method for the preparation of fatty acid alkyl esters A method for the preparation of fatty acid alkyl esters by transesterification, in particular catalytic transesterification, of triglycerides, wherein from a reaction mixture, in which the transesterification is carried out, an ester phase and a glycerol ... | 12/15/1998 |
| 5840943 | Polyolpolyhydroxystearates A process for making a polyglycerol polyhydroxystearate comprising esterifying a polyhydroxystearic acid having a degree of self-condensation of from 2 to 20 with a polyglycerol component, the polyglycerol component consisting of: (a) from 5 to 30% by wei... | 11/24/1998 |
| 5840942 | Catalyzed synthesis of aryl-substituted fatty acids and fatty esters and compositions related thereto A novel method for preparing an aryl-substituted fatty acid or fatty ester is disclosed. According to the method, an olefinic composition selected from among mono-unsaturated fatty acids, mono-unsaturated fatty esters and mixtures thereof is introduced to... | 11/24/1998 |
| 5808120 | Method of synthesis of retinoic acid A method of synthesizing 9-cis-retinoic acid, all-trans-retinoic acid or 9-nor-retinoic acid is disclosed. The method comprises the steps of adding a Grignard reagent of ##STR1## to 2,2,6 trimethyl cyclohexanone is disclosed. R is a methyl group or H... | 09/15/1998 |
| 5763642 | Low monol polyoxy (higher) alkylene polyols with primary hydroxyl content Esterification of an ultra-low unsaturation polyoxy(higher)alkylene polyol with a dicarboxylic acid or reactive derivative thereof to form a poly(half ester) followed by capping the poly(half ester) with a capping agent capable of forming an amide linkage... | 06/09/1998 |
| 5646319 | Synthesis of N-acyl-N-alkylcarboxylates Chemical synthesis of N-acyl-N-alkylcarboxylates through oxidation of substituted amides formed from carboxylic acid esters and an N-alkyl-N-alkanolamine.... | 07/08/1997 |
| 5508456 | 9-cis tritium-labeled retinoids and intermediates, methods for their synthesis and methods for their use in discovering retinoid X receptor ligands Methods for the synthesis of 9-cis monotritium-labeled retinoids, and their use in the discovery of Retinoid X Receptor ligands are provided. In addition, 9-cis monotritium-labeled retinoids, as well as novel intermediates and tritium-labeled intermediate... | 04/16/1996 |
| 5454965 | Telomerized triglyceride oil product There is disclosed an improved telomerized oil comprising no more than 4% polyunsaturated fatty acids and a plurality of aliphatic rings, wherein the improved telomerized oil is made from about 20% to about 70% of a conjugated triglyceride oil, wherein th... | 10/03/1995 |
| 5440061 | Hydrolysis of methyl esters in dimethylsulfoxide for production of fatty acids The present invention relates to an improved process for preparing fatty acids from alkyl, preferably methyl esters comprising mixing the fatty acid ester with water, acid catalyst, and DMSO in order to form a single phase reaction mixture. The single pha... | 08/08/1995 |
| 5420317 | Olefinically unsaturated adducts of propylene with polyunsaturated fatty acid or fatty acids esters, a process for their production and their use Olefinically unsaturated adducts of propylene on polyunsaturated fatty acids with 18 to 22 carbon atoms or on esters of these fatty acids with C1 -C36 alkanols in molar ratios of propylene to fatty acids or fatty acid esters in the r... | 05/30/1995 |
| 5405980 | Condensates and their use as oxyalkylation adjuvants Condensates (K) of (A) oligohydroxy-C3-8 -alkanes containing at least 3 hydroxy groups and (B) KOH, that contain at least 5% by weight of K+ and at least one alcoholic hydroxy group are eminently suitable as oxyalkylation catalysts, in pa... | 04/11/1995 |
| 5364949 | Process for the production of branched fatty acids and esters thereof Process for the production of branched fatty acids and their esters comprising reacting unsaturated fatty acids or esters thereof with aliphatic nonactivated olefins in the presence of layer silicates and active carbon.... | 11/15/1994 |
