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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8076497 | Production of acylglycerol esters The present invention relates to the production of oil and fat containing acylglycerol esters including diacylglycerols, medium-chain and long-chain fatty acid triacyglycerols comprising esterification reaction between an acyl group donor and an acyl group acceptor ... | 12/13/2011 |
| 8067624 | Method for producing biodiesel using an immobilised catalyst A method produces a fatty acid alkylester by transesterification of a fat or oil and an alcohol. The reaction is catalysed by a heterogeneous catalyst immobilized in a tubular reactor at a temperature between 260 and 420° C. and at a pressure higher than 5 bar. A m... | 11/29/2011 |
| 8026381 | Continuous production process for ethyl esters (biodiesel) This application refers to an industrial production process for ethyl esters (biodiesel). ... | 09/27/2011 |
| 7989646 | Biodiesel process This invention covers a process for making biodiesel from vegetable oils and animal fat with a simple hetrogeneous catalyst providing high yield and reaction rates under moderate conditions. The process is designed so as to enhance the yield by pretreatment step of ... | 08/02/2011 |
| 7943791 | Methods and compositions for refining lipid feed stocks The present invention relates to systems and methods of using fatty acid alkyl ester solutions to refine feed stocks before converting the feed stocks into fatty acid fatty acid alkyl esters. In an embodiment, the invention includes a method for producing fatty acid... | 05/17/2011 |
| 7943792 | Production of biodiesel, cellulosic sugars, and peptides from the simultaneous esterification and alcoholysis/hydrolysis of materials with oil-containing substituents including phospholipids and peptidic content The present invention relates to a method for producing fatty acid alkyl esters as well as cellulosic simplified sugars, shortened protein polymers, amino acids, or combination thereof resulting from the simultaneous esterification and hydrolysis, alcoholysis, or bo... | 05/17/2011 |
| 7767839 | Process of making alkyl esters of free fatty acids A process of preparing alkyl esters of free fatty acids, including, but not limited to, biodiesels is described herein. ... | 08/03/2010 |
| 7745652 | Integrated chemical processes for industrial utilization of seed oils Integrated processes of preparing industrial chemicals starting from seed oil feedstock compositions containing one or more unsaturated fatty acids or unsaturated fatty acid esters, which are essentially free of metathesis catalyst poisons, particularly hydroperoxid... | 06/29/2010 |
| 7709667 | Process for producing fat or oil A method for producing a diacylglycerol-rich fat or oil is provided. This method includes the steps of reacting an acyl group donor with an acyl group receptor, and separating unreacted material and byproducts by distillation for use as a part of the starting materi... | 05/04/2010 |
| 7700793 | Systems and methods for esterification and transesterification of fats and oils Esterification and transesterification of fats and oils is conducted using one or more heterogeneous solid catalysts in the presence of an alcohol and a cosolvent. In one example, esterification of free fatty acids in fats and oils feedstock is conducted by contacti... | 04/20/2010 |
| 7619104 | Process for producing biodiesel or fatty acid esters from multiple triglyceride feedstocks Processes and systems for producing biodiesel or fatty acid esters from multiple triglyceride feedstocks are described herein. ... | 11/17/2009 |
| 7612221 | Production of fatty acid alkyl esters The present invention relates to a method for producing fatty acid alkyl esters, involving transesterifying a feedstock containing lipid-linked fatty acids with an alcohol and an alkaline catalyst to form fatty acid alkyl esters. The feedstock has not been previousl... | 11/03/2009 |
| 7579493 | Method for producing linear or branched fatty acid esters by means of heterogeneously catalysed reactive rectification with an upstream reactor The disclosed invention relates to a countercurrent process for the continuous esterification of C1-22 (fatty) acids with C1-10 monoalkanols, C2-5 di- or trialkanols or mixtures thereof in the liquid phase in the presence of heteroge... | 08/25/2009 |
| 7550614 | Method for esterification of free fatty acids in triglycerides A method for esterification of free fatty acids in triglycerides, with C1-C8 aliphatic alcohols. The method uses an acidic ion exchange resin as a catalyst. The catalyst is contacted with a reaction mixture containing a triglyceride having at l... | 06/23/2009 |
| 7531678 | Production of edible oil The present invention relates to a method for production of two types of edible oils, an oil type with high diacylglycerol content (DAG oil) containing at least 8 wt % diacylglycerol and another oil type with low diacylglycerol content (TAG oil) containing less than... | 05/12/2009 |
| 7531677 | High purity palm monoglycerides The present invention relates to a process for producing high purity monoglycerides from edible oils/fats and fatty acids through glycerolysis, in particular but not exclusively to the production of monoglycerides from palm oil and palm oil products. This is achieve... | 05/12/2009 |
| 7528272 | Biodiesel process The present invention provides a biodiesel process capable of yielding a mono-alkyl ester biodiesel. In one embodiment, a process for yielding biodiesel comprises providing a feed stream. Preferably, the feed stream comprises mono-alkyl esters, salts, alcohol and gl... | 05/05/2009 |
| 7524982 | Process for the production of biodiesel in continuous mode without catalysts A continuous, non catalytic process for producing biodiesel from vegetable oils and ethanol or methanol includes pumping a mixture of vegetable alcohol through a pump towards a tube shaped reactor, wherein the mixture is submitted to high pressure and temperature, w... | 04/28/2009 |
| 7488838 | Antifogging agent for plastics The invention relates to antifogging agents for plastics which are obtainable by transesterification of native oils with PEG or mixtures of PEG and other polyols, to plastics containing these antifogging agents and to the use of mixtures obtainable by transesterific... | 02/10/2009 |
| 7456305 | Method for the production of fuel from acid fats and system for carrying out said method The present invention is directed to a method of producing fuel from vegetable or animal fat having a free fatty acid content by means of catalytic esterification reactions. The method includes esterification of free fatty acids at a higher temperature in a vacuum w... | 11/25/2008 |
| 7420073 | Process for the alcoholysis of acid oils of vegetable or animal origin A process that employs a heterogeneous catalyst comprising a zinc aluminate mixed oxide and having the following formula: ZnAl2O4, xZnO, yAl2O3 in which x and y each represent a number in the range 0 t... | 09/02/2008 |
| 7413434 | Method for the production of raw materials for candle production and a heat store material The invention pertains to a method for the production of raw materials for candle production and for heat storage material, such as waxes, in which from a starting material containing lipids, the lipids are extracted and/or refined and/or hydrogenated. As the starti... | 08/19/2008 |
| 7271275 | Process for producing a fatty acid ester The present invention relates to a process for producing a fatty acid ester by using a fatty acid and an alcohol as starting materials, including reducing the acid value of a raw material supplied to a catalyst layer to an acid value lower than the acid value of a r... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7247739 | Transesterification and esterification of fatty acids and triglycerides by dispersion and dispersion method for the production of fatty acid methylesters The invention relates to a method for the basic or acidic catalyzed esterification and transesterification of fatty acids, such as oils and fats, i.e. the esters of glycerin with fatty acids, by dispersion of low alcohols, especially methyl alcohol, in the liquidic ... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7211681 | Ester production method by transesterification reaction using solid acid catalyst It is an object of this invention to provide a method for producing an ester by a transesterification reaction in which the reaction can be stably performed in a short time at a pressure approximately equal to normal pressure. The ester is produced by a transesterif... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7125950 | Polyol fatty acid polyesters process and polyurethanes therefrom A solvent-free process for making a polyol fatty acid polyester composition useful for preparation of polyurethanes is described. These compositions are preferably made by reaction of a natural oil (from plant or animal) with a multi-functional hydroxyl compound der... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7109363 | Method for the production of fatty acid esters A method for the production of fatty acid esters of primary and/or secondary alcohols from raw, unpurified oils or fats containing free fatty acids and slimy substances or from waste oils loaded with free fatty acids from the food industry. Acidic catalytic esterifi... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7045100 | Method for producing fatty acid methyl ester and equipment for realizing the same Method for producing fatty acid methyl ester, including compounding saturated and unsaturated higher fatty substances from at least one of vegetable and animal with an alkaline solution dissolved in alcohol to form a mixture. The method also includes emulsifying the... | 05/16/2006 |
| 6960673 | Method for pretreating crude oils and raw fats for the production of fatty acid esters A method for pretreating crude oils and fats for subsequent alkaline transesterification with primary and/or secondary alcohols. The raw oil or fat loaded with slimy substances is treated with a mixture used at 0.15 wt. % in relation to the oil or fat comprising an ... | 11/01/2005 |
| 6956058 | Method for improving insulin resistance Methods are disclosed for improving insulin resistance in a diabetic comprising administering a diacylglycerol. ... | 10/18/2005 |
| 6887283 | Process for producing biodiesel, lubricants, and fuel and lubricant additives in a critical fluid medium A process for producing alkyl esters useful in biofuels and lubricants by transesterifying glyceride- or esterifying free fatty acid-containing substances in a single critical phase medium is disclosed. The critical phase medium provides increased reaction rates, de... | 05/03/2005 |
| 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 |
| 6828451 | Method for preparing a fatty substance ester and use thereof in pharmaceutics, cosmetics or food industry The invention concerns a method for preparing a fatty substance ester, characterised in that it consists in subjecting to an esterification reaction at least a fatty substance with at least an alcohol compound selected from the group consisting of sterols, stanols, ... | 12/07/2004 |
| 6825368 | Method for producing a fatty acid The present invention provides a method for producing a saturated fatty acid and an unsaturated fatty acid, which comprises adding and mixing a polyglycerol ester of a fatty acid to a raw fatty acids mixture, cooling the resultant mixture to deposit crystals, and fr... | 11/30/2004 |
| 6818026 | Process for producing fatty acid esters and fuels comprising fatty acid ester A process for producing a fatty acid ester with a high yield from an oil or fat and an alcohol which comprises reacting an oil or fat with an alcohol in the presence of a solid base catalyst under conditions in which at least one of the oil or fat and the alcohol is... | 11/16/2004 |
| 6800317 | Phytosterol compositions This invention relates to phytosterols and phytostanols, in particular to fatty acid esters of phytosterols and phytostanols with a specified fatty acid composition. The invention further relates to methods for preparation of the phytosterol and phytostanol esters a... | 10/05/2004 |
| 6737460 | Vinyl monomers having polyenic side chains derived from highly unsaturated fatty acids and derivatives thereof, and polymers of said monomers Vinyl monomers having polyenic side chains derived from highly unsaturated fatty acids represented by the general formula: R1COOH wherein R1 is a C19-24 hydrocarbon having 5 or 6 unsaturated bonds, and the derivatives thereof. Vinyl ... | 05/18/2004 |
| 6656358 | Method for the chromatographic isolation of vitamin E isomers A method for the chromatographic separation of vitamin E isomers such as -tocopherol, ଲ-tocopherol, γ-tocopherol, δ-tocopherol, -tocotrienol, ଲ-tocotrienol, γ-tocotrienol and δ-tocotrienol from a vitamin E containing mix... | 12/02/2003 |
| 6586609 | Process for esterification in a chromatographic reactor Process for the esterification of organic acids with alcohols in a reactor of the chromatographic type in which the heterogeneous solid phase is capable of acting both as an esterification catalyst and as a means exhibiting preferential adsorption towards... | 07/01/2003 |
| 6413571 | Sterol esters of conjugated linoleic acids and process for their production Novel sterol/stanol esters of a conjugated fatty acid are provided through the esterification or transesterification of a sterol such as beta-sitosterol or a hydrogenated form thereof (stanol). Such novel esters exhibit the combined properties normally po... | 07/02/2002 |
