Method for producing fatty acid esters of monovalent or polyvalent alcohols using special hydroxy-functional quaternary ammonium compounds as catalysts

US8598377B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignees

• Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft zur förderung der angewandten Forschung e.V. · DE
• BALCHEM CORPORATION · US

Inventors

• Eckhard Weidner · Erlangen, DE
• Axel Kraft · Johannesweg, DE
• Anna Grevé · Bochum, DE
• Reinhard Broucek · Wuppertal, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Oct 21, 2009
• Grant date: Dec 3, 2013
• Expiry date: Apr 27, 2030

Classification

• Technology area (CPC A): Human Necessities
• CPC primary: A23K20/10
• WIPO field: Food chemistry
• WIPO sector: Chemistry

Abstract

The present invention relates to a method for producing fatty acid esters from fats and/or oils of biogenic origin by transesterification with monovalent or polyvalent alcohols in the presence of a special hydroxy-functional quaternary ammonium compound as the catalyst.