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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8178706 | Production of fatty acid and fatty acid ester The present invention concerns a process for forming a fatty acid, a fatty acid ester or a mixture thereof from a soap-comprising starting material, in which process a metal-ion forming agent is added to the starting material, whereby a mixture is formed, which cont... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8178707 | Co-precipitated salts of fatty acids A co-salt of a polyunsaturated fatty acid and a non-fatty acid is formed as a precipitate. The co-salt formed is free flowing and does not tend to agglomerate (cake) in storage. The resultant co-salt product will be easy to blend with other products to produce dieta... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8026380 | System and process for production of fatty acids and wax alternatives from triglycerides A method of producing volatilized fatty acids by heating a feedstock comprising at least one fat or oil in a reactor under inert vacuum to volatilize fatty acids, and removing volatilized fatty acids from bottoms residue comprising cross-linked oil. A system for str... | 09/27/2011 |
| 7622600 | System and method for the continuous production of bio-diesel A continuous biofuel production process includes the steps of introducing a feedstock containing fatty acids and triglycerides into a first reaction vessel, in which alkyl esters are produced through esterification of free fatty acids. The alkyl esters and triglycer... | 11/24/2009 |
| 7393972 | Process for preparing amino acid esters and their acid addition salts The invention provides a process for preparing amino acid esters and/or their acid addition salts from monomeric or polymeric amino acids, peptides, proteins and alcohols, which comprises carrying out the reaction in supercritical alcohols, preferably at pressures a... | 07/01/2008 |
| 7334415 | Cooling system and method for using cooling system A cooling system is provided having a first heat exchanger for heating a cooling liquid, a second heat exchanger, which preferably comprises an evaporator, for cooling the cooling liquid, and a pump for guiding the cooling liquid through the first and second heat ex... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7101831 | Compositions of material, especially lubricants and pressure transmitting means, the production and use thereof The invention relates to novel compositions of matter which may advantageously be used as lubricants or pressure transfer media or else for functional liquids and lubricant additives. The lubricants according to the invention are the reaction products of an electro-... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7098353 | Metal ion exchanged solid materials as catalysts for the skeletal isomerization of fatty acids and alkyl esters thereof The present invention generally relates to a process for the skeletal isomerization of unsaturated linear fatty acids and/or alkyl esters thereof to their branched counterparts. Said skeletal isomerization process comprises contacting said unsaturated linear fatty a... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7081541 | 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... | 07/25/2006 |
| 7057055 | Process for preparing a deuterated or tritiated compound A process for labeling organic compounds with deuterium and tritium is described using specific catalysts. ... | 06/06/2006 |
| 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 |
| 6982155 | Process for producing fatty acid lower alcohol ester The present invention provides a method for producing a fatty acid ester inexpensively and efficiently by reacting a lipase or an intact mircroorganism containing a lipase, an oil and fat, and a linear lower alcohol in a system containing little or no solvent in the... | 01/03/2006 |
| 6946567 | Skeletal isomerization of alkyl esters and derivatives prepared therefrom The present invention relates to a process for the skeletal isomerization of unsaturated linear fatty acids to branched fatty acids which comprises contacting said unsaturated linear fatty acids with at least one large pore zeolite catalyst wherein said at least one... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6891052 | Process for forming vinyl ester from carboxylic acid with water treatment of the reaction mixture A process is disclosed for forming a vinyl ester from a carboxylic acid and acetylene in the presence of a zinc carboxylate catalyst, wherein a mixture of carboxylic acid and zinc carboxylate catalyst is formed and the water content of the mixture is reduced to betw... | 05/10/2005 |
| 6849751 | 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... | 02/01/2005 |
| 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 |
| 6500974 | Process for the preparation of a monoglyceride An improved process for the preparation of a monoglyceride by reacting a fatty acid and glycerol in the presence of a food grade polar solvent and avoiding the use of catalysts is provided.... | 12/31/2002 |
| 6448431 | Production of aryl carboxylate esters Disclosed is a process for the preparation of aryl carboxylate esters by the reaction of a phenol reactant with an esterification agent selected from carboxylic acid anhydrides and carboxylic acid halides in the presence of trifluoroacetic acid (TFA).... | 09/10/2002 |
| 6384242 | Geranic acid derivatives 4-Methyl-4-(4-mlthylpent-3-en-1-yl)-2-oxetanone of formula (1): ##STR1## or its oligomer is an intermediate product for the preparation of a series of geranic acid derivatives, which are important synthetic building blocks in the preparation of perfumes a... | 05/07/2002 |
| 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 |
| 6362265 | Additives with reduced residual tin content and thermoplastic compositions containing the same Additives obtained from the catalytically induced esterification reaction of a mono- or polyhydroxy alkanol and at least one carboxylic acid employing a complexing agent selected from dicarboxylic acids or anhydrides thereof to substantially reduce the re... | 03/26/2002 |
| 6075156 | Preparation of chiral cycloalkanols such as endo-5-norbornen-2-ol A cycloalkanol is prepared by cycloaddition between a diene and a vinyl ester, wherein the ester is derived from a carboxylic acid of sufficient molecular weight to enable the reaction to be carried out at atmospheric pressure while above 150° C., and th... | 06/13/2000 |
| 6022982 | Method for the development of δ-lactones and hydroxy acids from unsaturated fatty acids and their glycerides An improved process for the production of high yields of δ-lactones and 5-hydroxy fatty acids from unsaturated fatty acids such as oleic acid is disclosed. The δ-lactones may be produced by reacting one or more Ɗ9 to Ɗ15 unsatura... | 02/08/2000 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 5736174 | Alkoxylated alcohol fat substitutes Alkoxylated alcohols containing both short and long chain oxyalkylene units are useful as reduced calorie fat substitutes in food compositions. The alkoxylated alcohols provide good organoleptic properties even though not highly esterfied with fatty acid.... | 04/07/1998 |
| 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 |
| 5436006 | Synthetic oil and cosmetics and external preparations containing the same Diclosed is a lanolin-like synthetic oil produced by esterification of glycerol with a branched fatty acid having 6 to 14 carbon atoms, a linear fatty acid having 15 to 28 carbon atoms and a dibasic acid having 4 to 10 carbon atoms while all the following... | 07/25/1995 |
| 5393901 | Aqueous process for preparing amido-carboxylic acids This invention relates to a process for preparing amido-carboxylic acids in water wherein hydrolysis and amidation reactions are conducted simultaneously in a single vessel. The process involves three steps. The first step involves heating at a temperatur... | 02/28/1995 |
| 5391780 | Aqueous process for preparing amido-carboxylic acids by reacting an aminoacid with a carboxylic acid anhydride This invention relates to a process for preparing amido-carboxylic acids in water. The process involves four steps. Step (A) involves hydrolyzing a lactam at a temperature of 150° C.-300° C. to form a mixture containing an amino acid. Step (B) involves ... | 02/21/1995 |
| 5389392 | Esterified polyether fat mimetics containing ring-opened oxolane units Esterified polyethers containing ring-opened oxolane units are useful as reduced calorie fat substitutes in food compositions due to their resistance to enzymatic hydrolysis and absorption upon ingestion. The fat mimetics have improved thermal and oxidati... | 02/14/1995 |
| 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 |
| 5354878 | Process for the continuous production of lower alkyl esters of higher fatty acids Production of lower alkyl esters of higher fatty acids from an oil phase and lower alcohols by catalytic transesterification at reaction temperatures of up to 100° C. in the presence of an alkaline catalyst, includes a) introducing a mixture of oil phase... | 10/11/1994 |
| 5231199 | Process for the synthesis of polyol fatty acid polyesters The invention pertains to a process for the synthesis of polyol fatty acid polyesters, in which a polyol and/or a fatty acid oligoester thereof, is esterified by reaction with fatty acid lower alkylester under substantially solvent-free conditions at elev... | 07/27/1993 |
| 5177229 | Process for the preparation of esters Alcohols and acids are esterified by means of liquid-phase equilibrium reactions on ion exchangers in an apparatus comprising a prereactor and a rectifying column with external reactors. The process is characterized by the fact that a portion of one of th... | 01/05/1993 |
| 5091598 | Manufacture of tertiary and secondary alcohols by the action of an organic halogen compound and manganese on a compound carrying a carbonyl group Process of preparation of alcohols by the reaction of an organic halide with a carbonyl compound in an organic solvent, in the presence of metallic manganese, followed by hydrolysis of the reaction product; the reaction is initiated and activated by an es... | 02/25/1992 |
| 5041620 | Method for producing optically active 2-cyclopenten-4-one-1-ol esters, 2-cyclopenteno-4-one-1-ol ester and complexes thereof with optically active 1,6-diphenyl-2,4-hexadiyne-1,6-diol A method for producing an optically active 2-cyclopenten-4-one-1-ol ester useful as an intermediate for medicines, agricultural chemicals and represented by the general formula (I), ##STR1## wherein R represents a saturated or unsaturated aliphatic h... | 08/20/1991 |
| 5034161 | Synthesis of aryl-substituted aliphatic acids A method for preparation of aryl-substituted aliphatic hydrocarbons is disclosed. The method comprises reacting in the presence of a solid superacid resin catalyst an unsaturated aliphatic hydrocarbon in liquid form with an aromatic hydrocarbon that is su... | 07/23/1991 |
| 4727215 | Catalyst composition for effecting metathesis of olefins Compounds of the formula: wherein M is molybdenum or tungsten; R1 and R2 are alkyl, aryl, aralkyl or halogen-substituted derivatives or silicon-containing analogs thereof; R3 is an alkyl, aryl, aralkyl or any substituent that result... | 02/23/1988 |
