Process for preparing purified fatty acids

US7560579B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• OLEON NV · BE

Inventors

• Franz-Josef Te Baay · Rees, DE
• Holger Riemensperger · Illertissen, DE
• Ingo Mensink · Ochtrup, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Jul 5, 2004
• Grant date: Jul 14, 2009
• Expiry date: Jul 5, 2024

Classification

• Technology area (CPC C): Chemistry; Metallurgy
• CPC primary: C11C3/10
• WIPO field: Basic materials chemistry
• WIPO sector: Chemistry

Abstract

The present invention relates to a process for preparing fatty acids derived from oils and/pr fats with a phosphorus content below 200 ppm in good yield and with good color and color stability, which process comprises the steps of (A) hydrolytic splitting of degummed oils and/or fats, (B) at least one thermal pre-treatment of a composition comprising crude fatty acids, and (C) high vacuum distillation of the thermally pre-treated composition comprising crude fatty acids.