Method for preparing a fatty substance ester and use thereof in pharmaceutics, cosmetics or food industry
US6828451B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 21, 2003 |
| Grant date | Dec 7, 2004 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 21, 2023 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
- CPC primaryC11C3/003
- WIPO fieldPharmaceuticals
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
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, 4-methylsterols and their hydrogenated homologous, triterpene alcohols and their hydrogenated homologues, and mixtures thereof, in the presence of at least a solid catalyst selected in the group consisting of lanthanide oxides and the mixtures of said oxides. Said method enables to obtain products particularly suited for use in the field of pharmaceutics, in particular dermatology, cosmetics and special food production (functional food products, medicinal food products and dietetic food products)
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