Hydrolysis of methyl esters for production of fatty acids
US5508455A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 14, 1994 |
| Grant date | Apr 16, 1996 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 14, 2014 |
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- Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
- CPC primaryC07C51/09
- WIPO fieldOrganic fine chemistry
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
The present invention relates to an improved process for preparing fatty acids from alkyl, preferably methyl esters via acid hydrolysis by using ratios of water/ester/acid catalyst to form single phase reaction mixtures wherein the initial stoichiometric ratio of water to ester is at least about 1:1. These ratios are represented by the ternary phase diagram of FIG. 1 for a preferred C.sub.6 -C.sub.14 alkylbenzene sulfonic acid catalyst having mid-point attachment of the alkyl chain to the benzene ring.
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