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  • Process for separating fatty acids from rosin acids
    Patent number: 4404145
    Abstract: This invention comprises a process for separating a fatty acid from a mixture comprising a fatty acid and a rosin acid, which process comprises contacting the mixture at separation conditions with a molecular sieve comprising silicalite, thereby selectively retaining the fatty acid. The fatty acid may be recovered from the molecular sieve by displacement with a displacement fluid. It is preferred that the displacement fluid comprise a liquid having a minimum polarity index.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 1982
    Date of Patent: September 13, 1983
    Assignee: UOP Inc.
    Inventors: Michael T. Cleary, Santi Kulprathipanja, Richard W. Neuzil