Abstract: The invention relates to a process for the production of carboxylic acid esters by esterification of carboxylic acids and/or transesterification of carboxylic acid esters with alcohols in the presence of a liquid metal catalyst, characterized in that the liquid metal catalyst is the alkaline earth metal salt of a carboxylic acid.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
July 24, 2006
Date of Patent:
July 17, 2012
Assignee:
BDI Biodiesel International AG
Inventors:
Wolfgang Glasl, Martin Mittelbach, Matthaeus Siebenhofer, Erich Jeitler, Wilhelm Hammer, Helmut Gossler, Michael Koncar
Abstract: The invention relates to a process for the production of carboxylic acid esters by esterification of carboxylic acids and/or transesterification of carboxylic acid esters with alcohols in the presence of a liquid metal catalyst, characterized in that the liquid metal catalyst is the alkaline earth metal salt of a carboxylic acid.
Type:
Application
Filed:
July 24, 2006
Publication date:
September 18, 2008
Applicant:
BDI BIODIESEL INTERNATIONAL AG
Inventors:
Wolfgang Glasl, Martin Mittelbach, Matthaeus Siebenhofer, Erich Jeitler, Wilhelm Hammer, Helmut Gossler, Michael Koncar