Patents Assigned to HaltermannAscot GmbH
  • Patent number: 6646146
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a liquid phase process for the direct hydrolysis of a fatty acid ester to the corresponding fatty acid and alcohol in the presence of a catalyst, wherein the fatty acid in the liquid phase is contacted with steam in the presence of a compound of a metal that is capable of forming a soap with a large hydration shell as a catalyst.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 2002
    Date of Patent: November 11, 2003
    Assignee: HaltermannAscot GmbH
    Inventors: Jacobus Sinnema, Luc De Graef, Thomas Meisel, Inge Mussler