Organic Material, In Addition To A Fatty Material, Utilized Or Plural Diverse Fatty Materials Utilized (e.g., As Solvent, Reaction Promoter, Etc.) Patents (Class 554/157)
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Patent number: 10023523Abstract: Processes for continuous preparation of bioproducts are described herein. The processes include contacting fatty acid glycerides with alcohols in the presence of an acidic heterogeneous catalyst and separating the fatty acid alkyl esters from the reaction products.Type: GrantFiled: October 20, 2014Date of Patent: July 17, 2018Assignee: Benefuel, Inc.Inventors: William A. Summers, Rebecca Williams, Danny Gulledge, Robert Barrie Tripp
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Patent number: 9745530Abstract: A method for production of a biodiesel is described herein. The method for production of a biodiesel comprises (a) separating solids from a waste oil composition to provide a clarified oil composition; (b) acidifying the clarified oil composition to produce an acidified oil composition including free fatty acids derived from the waste oil; (c) converting at least a portion of the free fatty acids in the acidified oil composition to glycerides to provide a glyceride composition; and (d) reacting at least a portion of the glycerides in the glyceride composition with methanol to form fatty acid methyl ester to provide a biodiesel composition.Type: GrantFiled: February 9, 2016Date of Patent: August 29, 2017Assignees: Regents of the University of Minnesota, China Agricultural UniversityInventors: Rongsheng Ruan, Min Min Addy, Yong Nie, Erik Andrew Anderson, Chonghao Bi, Dong Li, Ling Chen
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Patent number: 8853435Abstract: The present invention includes a nutritional supplement composition that may be used for livestock and the like, as well as to a livestock feed mixture containing same. Also included are methods of preparing the nutritional supplement composition, the livestock feed mixture, as well as methods of providing nutrition to livestock and the like. The livestock feed composition comprises: (a) a solid particulate livestock feed material and (b) a solidified particulate mixture of (i) free fatty acid and (ii) a magnesium salt of a fatty acid, the magnesium salt of a fatty acid being present in an amount in the range of from about 25% to about 55% of the amount of the free fatty acid based upon the theoretical requirement to accomplish the total neutralization of all of fatty acid present.Type: GrantFiled: May 18, 2012Date of Patent: October 7, 2014Assignee: Milk Specialties CompanyInventors: Trevor Tomkins, Steven Lamb
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Publication number: 20140194634Abstract: Disclosed is a method for preparing high purity biodiesel from crude oils. The method comprises the steps of: pre-treating the crude oil raw material to remove impurities; pre-esterifying the pre-treated crude oil raw material under the effect of a catalyst of concentrated sulfuric acid; and then carrying out an ester exchange reaction in the presence of an alkali catalyst; recycling methanol, and separating glycerol, so as to obtain a crude fatty acid methyl ester; and subjecting the obtained fatty acid methyl ester to purification, distillation and segmentation to obtain a high-purity fatty acid methyl ester.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 9, 2012Publication date: July 10, 2014Applicant: BEIJING QINGYANLIHUA PETROLEUM CHEMISTRY CO., LTD.Inventor: Xinuo Lu
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Patent number: 8455035Abstract: The invention relates to a plant seed oil, comprising arachidonic acid comprising approximately 7 to approximately 26 percent by weight of the total fatty acid content, the ratio of the percentages by weight of arachidonic acid to gamma-linolenic acid being approximately 1:1 to approximately 5:1 and the ratio of the percentages by weight of arachidonic acid to dihomo-gamma-linolenic acid being approximately 1:1 to approximately 5:1. The invention additionally relates to processes for the production of this plant seed oil and formulations and uses of the plant seed oil. In particular, the invention also makes available foodstuffs and baby food that contain the plant seed oil mentioned.Type: GrantFiled: April 23, 2009Date of Patent: June 4, 2013Assignee: BASF Plant Science GmbHInventors: Dietrich Rein, Toralf Senger, Jörg Bauer
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Patent number: 8426622Abstract: The invention relates to a process for production of fatty acids directly from soapstock generated in the alkali refining process including the steps of (a) adding a lipase directly to the alkaline soapstock to facilitate hydrolysis of glycerides without prior neutralization, (b) neutralizing and splitting the soaps with strong acids, and (c) separating the fatty acid phase from the aqueous phase by settling and/or centrifugation. A second embodiment is a process in which the soapstock is first neutralized and split with strong acids, followed by adding a lipase to facilitate glyceride hydrolysis, and separating the fatty acid phase. The fatty acids so obtained can be esterified with C1-C6 alcohols using a lipase that is selective for fatty acids and does not transesterify the sterolesters, and the fatty acid esters and sterolesters are separated by distillation. The sterolesters are useful as supplements for food, as pharmaceutical agents for lowering cholesterol and as biofuel and biodiesel.Type: GrantFiled: June 27, 2007Date of Patent: April 23, 2013Assignee: Cognis IP Management GmbHInventors: Peter Kempers, Ulrich Schörken, Thomas Wolf, Setsuo Sato, Wanderson Bueno de Almeida, Pablo Silva Bizzarri, Alexssander Shigueru Araujo
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Publication number: 20130006006Abstract: Chemicals prepared from oleaginous microbes and related methods are provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 31, 2012Publication date: January 3, 2013Applicant: Solazyme, Inc.Inventors: Anthony G. Day, Geoffrey Brooks, Scott Franklin
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Patent number: 8203013Abstract: A method for making a fatty acid mineral salt is disclosed where liquid oils containing fatty acids are hydrolyzed using a base solution. A buffering agent is added to the hydrolyzed solution to maintain pH between 8.0 and 11.0 followed by a water soluble metal salt solution which causes a metathesis reaction with the hydrolyzed solution, forming a precipitates of fatty acid metal salts which are glycerin-free. The precipitates are filtered, washed and subsequently dried. The produced fatty acid metal salt is easier for the human body to digest than omega-3 fatty acid in oil form and also is less prone to oxidation and emitting of unpleasant odor.Type: GrantFiled: August 28, 2008Date of Patent: June 19, 2012Assignee: JH Biotech, Inc.Inventors: Hsinhung John Hsu, Sergejs Trusovs, Tatjana Popova
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Publication number: 20120065260Abstract: Compounds of formula (I); wherein R1 and R2 are the same or different and may be selected from the group consisting of a hydrogen atom, a hydroxy group, an alkyl group, a halogen atom, an alkoxy group, an acyloxy group, an acyl group, an alkenyl group, an alkynyl group, an aryl group, an alkylthio group, an alkoxycarbonyl group, an alkylsulfinyl group, an alkylsulfonyl group, an amino group, and an alkylamino group; and X represents a carboxylic acid group, a carboxylate group, or a carboxamide group; or any pharmaceutically acceptable salt, solvate, complex or pro-drug thereof, with the provisos that the compound of formula (I) is not (all-Z)-4,7,10,13,16,19-docosahexaenoic acid (DHA), alpha-methyl DHA, alpha-methyl DHA methyl ester, alpha-methyl DHA ethyl ester or alpha-hydroxy DHA ethyl ester, are disclosed. A fatty acid composition and a pharmaceutical composition comprising such compounds are also disclosed.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 6, 2011Publication date: March 15, 2012Inventors: Morten Bryhn, Jan Kopecky, Anne Kristin Holmeide
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Patent number: 8124801Abstract: Processes for preparation of fatty acid alkyl esters are described herein. The processes include contacting fatty acid glycerides with alcohols in the presence of a catalyst separating the reaction products from the catalyst, and separating the fatty acid alkyl esters from the reaction products. The catalyst includes a metal from Group VIB of the Periodic Table and an element from Group VA of the Periodic Table.Type: GrantFiled: June 24, 2009Date of Patent: February 28, 2012Assignee: Benefuel Inc.Inventors: Darbha Srinivas, Paul Ratnassamy, Sanjeevani Amrit Pardhy, Thirumalaiswamy Raja, Shilpa Shirish Deshpande, Vijay Vasant Bokade, Kashinath Joti Wagmare, Arshia Altaf Lalljee, Surya Prakash Babu, Karukappadath Kunjimoideen Abdul Rashid, Khaliji Anas, Chennampilly Ummer Aniz
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Publication number: 20110098356Abstract: The present invention includes methods for producing and purifying esters of polyunsaturated fatty acids that include reacting a composition having triglycerides with polyunsaturated fatty acid residues in the presence of an alcohol and a base to produce an ester of a polyunsaturated fatty acid from the triglycerides. The composition can be a polyunsaturated fatty acid-containing composition that has not been conventionally processed. The reacted composition can be further processed by distillation.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 29, 2009Publication date: April 28, 2011Applicant: MARTEK BIOSCIENCES CORPORATIONInventors: Neil Leininger, Chris Luigart, Krishna Raman, Jung Lee
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Patent number: 7806945Abstract: A system and method for converting a high free fatty acid grease feedstock to biodiesel. The process comprises a glycerolysis reaction to convert free fatty acids to glycerides and a base catalyzed transesterification reaction to produce fatty acid methyl esters and glycerin in the absence of solvents. In preferred embodiments, both glycerin and methanol are recycled. The process can process a feedstock containing up to 100 percent free fatty acid content to produce biodiesel and glycerin with minimal waste generation.Type: GrantFiled: January 26, 2004Date of Patent: October 5, 2010Assignee: Seneca Landlord, LLCInventors: John P Jackam, Joel M Pierce, Frank S Fahrenbruck
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Patent number: 7666234Abstract: The present invention relates to an improved process for the preparation of biodiesel from triglyceride oils through transesterification, particularly the fatty acid methyl ester of oil mechanically expelled from whole seeds of Jatropha curcas, a plant with potential for cultivation on wastelands in India and other countries, all unit operations being carried out at ambient temperature.Type: GrantFiled: December 23, 2004Date of Patent: February 23, 2010Assignee: Council of Scientific and Industrial ResearchInventors: Pushpito Kumar Ghosh, Subbarayappa Adimurthy, Mahesh Ramnikbhai Gandhi, Nilesh Kumar Kanjibhai Vaghela, Meena Rajnikant Rathod, Bhupendra Dhanvantrai Shethia, Jayant Batukrai Pandya, Rajendra Amrutlal Parmar, Prakash Jagjivanbhai Dodia, Mehul Ghanshyambhai Patel, Dahyabhai Revabhai Parmar, Sanat Natwarlal Patel
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Publication number: 20090326252Abstract: Processes for preparation of fatty acid alkyl esters are described herein. The processes include contacting fatty acid glycerides with alcohols in the presence of a catalyst separating the reaction products from the catalyst, and separating the fatty acid alkyl esters from the reaction products. The catalyst includes a metal from Group VIB of the Periodic Table, a metal from Group IIIA of the Periodic Table, and an element from Group VA of the Periodic Table.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 24, 2009Publication date: December 31, 2009Inventors: Darbha Srinivas, Paul Ratnasamy, Sanjeevani Amrit Pardhy, Thirumalaiswamy Raja, Shilpa Shirish Deshpande, Vijay Vasant Bokade, Kashinath Joti Wagmare, Arshia Altaf Lalljee, Surya Prakash Babu, Karukappadath Kunjimoideen Abdul Rashid, Khaliji Anas, Chennampilly Ummer Aniz
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Patent number: 7622600Abstract: A continuous biofuel production process includes the steps of introducing a feedstock containing fatty acids and triglycerides into a first reaction vessel, in which alkyl esters are produced through esterification of free fatty acids. The alkyl esters and triglycerides are introduced into a second reaction vessel, in which at least a portion of the triglycerides are converted to alkyl esters and glycerin through transesterification. The alkyl esters, glycerin, and remaining triglycerides are introduced into a third reaction vessel, in which at least a portion of the remaining triglycerides are converted to alkyl esters and glycerin through transesterification.Type: GrantFiled: January 5, 2007Date of Patent: November 24, 2009Assignee: Redland Industries, Inc.Inventor: Wesley Drew Marr
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Patent number: 7367995Abstract: Fuel oxygenates comprised of fatty acid or fatty acid ester derivatives which have been reacted with ozone; a base; and a lower alkanol (1 to 8 carbon atoms) are described. The oxygenates comprise ester groups at a point of cleavage by the ozone which provide oxygen in the oxygenate.Type: GrantFiled: February 27, 2006Date of Patent: May 6, 2008Assignee: Board of Trustees of Michigan State UniversityInventors: Ramani Narayan, Daniel Graiver, Kenneth W. Farminer
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Patent number: 7163912Abstract: Lubricant compositions are made containing, as a metal protectant additive, an overbased amorphous alkaline earth metal salt of fatty acid. The additive is added in either a liquid or powdered form to the base oil in the composition. The overbased additive in the lubricating composition serves as a metal protectant to provide detergency, friction-modifying and acid-neutralizing properties to the compositions.Type: GrantFiled: September 19, 2003Date of Patent: January 16, 2007Assignee: OMG Americas, Inc.Inventors: Chester E. Ramey, James E. Reddy
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Patent number: 7087771Abstract: A method for making alkyl esters (e.g., methyl ester), such as biodiesel, from an oil source is described. The method involves converting the free fatty acids of the oil source into a mixture of mono-, di-, and tri-glycerides and subsequently transesterifying the newly formed glycerides as well as the originally present glycerides into fatty acid alkyl esters.Type: GrantFiled: September 29, 2004Date of Patent: August 8, 2006Assignee: Biosource America, Inc.Inventors: Franz J. Luxem, Jenifer Heydinger Galante, William M. Troy, Randal J. Bernhardt
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Patent number: 7078459Abstract: Liquid overbased calcium/barium/zinc ternary systems are provided for stabilizing halogen-containing polymers. These overbased ternary stabilizer systems are shelf stable liquids and provide polyvinyl chloride compositions with improvements in thermal stability, early color, clarity and plate-out resistance.Type: GrantFiled: May 20, 2004Date of Patent: July 18, 2006Assignee: Hammond Group, Inc.Inventors: James E. Reddy, Jeremy A. Hackett
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Patent number: 7018462Abstract: The present invention provides an organic acid metal salt obtained by reacting a saturated monocarboxylic acid or its salt and an inorganic magnesium compound. The saturated monocarboxylic acid or its salt contains at least 97 wt % of a saturated monocarboxylic acid having 4 to 10 carbon atoms or its salt, and the organic acid metal salt contains at least 99 wt % of an organic acid magnesium salt. This organic acid metal salt consists essentially of an organic acid magnesium salt, and has excellent solubility in an alcohol solvent or a mixed solvent containing at least 5 wt % of an alcohol solvent and excellent temporal stability when being formed into a coating liquid for forming a magnesium oxide film. A coating film obtained from this coating liquid has excellent uniformity and provides a highly transparent magnesium oxide film having a thickness suitable for practical use by baking.Type: GrantFiled: October 28, 2003Date of Patent: March 28, 2006Assignee: NOF CorporationInventors: Koji Kada, Hideyuki Nomura, Kayoko Honda, Kouhei Sawada
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Patent number: 6855838Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for producing fatty acid alkyl esters, involving esterifying a material containing free fatty acids (FFA) with an alcohol and an inorganic acid catalyst to form a product containing fatty acid alkyl esters, wherein (i) the material contains at least about 40% FFA and is produced by reacting a feedstock with steam and sulfuric acid at a pH of about 1-about 2 or (ii) the material contains at least about 80% FFA and is produced by reacting a feedstock with steam and alkali at a pH of about 11-about 13 and further reacting the feedstock with steam and sulfuric acid at a pH of about 1-about 2. The feedstock may be selected from the oils or soapstocks of soy, coconut, corn, cotton, flax, palm, rapeseed/canola, safflower, sunflower; animal fats; waste greases; and mixtures thereof; or other fully or partially hydrolyzed preparations of such feedstocks.Type: GrantFiled: January 7, 2003Date of Patent: February 15, 2005Assignee: The United States of America, as represented by the Secretary of AgricultureInventors: Michael J. Haas, Karen M. Scott, Paul J. Michalski, Stan Runyon
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Overbased metal carbonate/carboxylate microemulsions and halogen-containing polymers containing same
Patent number: 6835328Abstract: A metal carbonate/carboxylate microemulsion imparting static and dynamic thermal stability to a halogen-containing polymer is provided which comprises (a) a metal carbonate/carboxylate obtained from the reaction of an oxide and/or hydroxide of a metal selected from the group consisting of sodium, potassium, calcium, magnesium, zinc and mixtures thereof and an aliphatic acid in which the aliphatic moiety contains up to about 30 carbon atoms and carbon dioxide in an oil; b) one or more non-phenolic compounds having about two or about three hydroxyl groups; and, c) one or more polyols, alcohol ethoxylates and/or alcohol propoxylates having from about 6 to about 24 carbon atoms in the alcohol and/or 0 to 3 ethylene oxide units and/or 0 to 3 propylene oxide units.Type: GrantFiled: September 24, 2003Date of Patent: December 28, 2004Assignee: Crompton CorporationInventors: Julius Fakinlede, Michael H. Fisch, Ulrich Stewen, Radu Bacaloglu, Shah Mukund, Ilze Bacaloglu, Wahib I. Farahat -
Patent number: 6773631Abstract: Liquid overbased calcium/barium/zinc ternary systems are provided for stabilizing halogen-containing polymers. These overbased ternary stabilizer systems are shelf stable liquids and provide polyvinyl chloride compositions with improvements in thermal stability, early color, clarity and plate-out resistance.Type: GrantFiled: March 15, 2002Date of Patent: August 10, 2004Assignee: Hammond Group, Inc.Inventors: James E. Reddy, Jeremy A. Hackett
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Patent number: 6689893Abstract: Shelf stable haze free liquids of overbased alkaline earth metal salts are obtained by reacting metal base with fatty acids in the presence of liquid hydrocarbon and aliphatic alcohols having at least 8 carbon atoms to provide overbased liquids essentially free of a phenol or a phenolic derivative. Stabilizer compositions containing the overbased liquids and mixed metal stabilizers of zinc, cadmium and tin are provided for stabilizing halogen-containing polymers.Type: GrantFiled: May 18, 2001Date of Patent: February 10, 2004Assignee: OMG Americas, Inc.Inventors: James E. Reddy, Chester E. Ramey, Lawrence A. Dominey
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Patent number: 6639090Abstract: Powdered overbased amorphous alkaline earth salts are made which consist essentially of isolated solid agglomerated micelles of amorphous alkaline earth metal salts complexed with an amorphous alkaline earth metal carboxylate of a fatty acid. The process for making the powder involves precipitating and isolating the solid particles from liquid overbased alkaline earth metal compositions.Type: GrantFiled: March 4, 2003Date of Patent: October 28, 2003Assignee: OMG Americas, Inc.Inventors: Chester E. Ramey, James E. Reddy
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Patent number: 6420577Abstract: Methods for simultaneous saponification and quantitative isomerization of glyceride oils containing interrupted double bond systems, with alkali in water to yield soaps with conjugated double bond systems are disclosed. Novel methods of hydrolysis of the soap product with acid to form fatty acid-water emulsions and the breaking of those emulsions are also disclosed. The preferred embodiment uses a vegetable oil rich in linoleic acid such as sunflower or safflower oil, potassium hydroxide, phosphoric acid to neutralize the soaps, and an emulsion breaking compound which can include ethanol or other monohydric alcohol, tannins (either hydrolysable or condensed tannin) or polyethylene glycol. The reaction forms positional and geometric isomers of conjugated linoleic acid and the preferred isomer mixture is controlled by a combination of agitation, precisely controlled heating and rapid initiation and termination of the reaction. The reaction product composition may be enriched by crystallization.Type: GrantFiled: December 1, 1999Date of Patent: July 16, 2002Assignee: Her Majesty the Queen in right of Canada, as represented by the Minister of AgricultureInventors: Martin J. Reaney, Ya-Dong Liu, Neil D Westcott
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Patent number: 6399800Abstract: A method for producing fatty acid alkyl esters from a feedstock, involving: (a) saponifying the feedstock with an alkali to form a saponified feedstock, (b) removing the water from the saponified feedstock to form a dried saponified feedstock containing no more than about 10% water, (c) esterifying the dried saponified feedstock with an alcohol in the presence of an inorganic acid catalyst to form fatty acid alkyl esters even with water present at levels up to about 3 wt %, and (d) recovering the fatty acid alkyl esters.Type: GrantFiled: September 22, 1999Date of Patent: June 4, 2002Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of AgricultureInventors: Michael J. Haas, Scott Bloomer, Karen Scott
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Patent number: 6392074Abstract: A process for producing a cleaved product from a ricinic compound by a high temperature reaction, achieved by combining an alkali in aqueous solution, a thinning agent, and a ricinic compound at a first temperature sufficient to distill off volatiles in the reaction mixture and then raising the temperature to a temperature sufficient to initiate a pyrolysis reaction and form a cleaved product from the ricinic compound, wherein the amount of thinning agent is in at a level sufficient to reduce the solidification of the mass during the reaction and foaming and increase the yield and purity of the products. The thinning agent is an isocarboxylic acid, an isoaldehyde or an isoalcohol containing from 5 to 13 carbon units. The thinning agent is relatively inexpensive, non-volatile and resistant to decomposition under the reaction conditions, easy to recover, and a non-foaming agent.Type: GrantFiled: May 12, 2000Date of Patent: May 21, 2002Inventors: Roger L. Logan, Subhash V. Udeshi
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Patent number: 6002010Abstract: A process for preparing carboxylic acid derivatives of the formula I ##STR1## where X is OR.sup.2 or NH.sub.2,R.sup.1 is C.sub.1 -C.sub.20 -alkyl, C.sub.l -C.sub.20 -hydroxyalkyl, C.sub.3 -C.sub.12 -cycloalkyl, C.sub.4 -C.sub.12 -alkylcycloalkyl, C.sub.4 -C.sub.12 -cycloalkylalkyl, C.sub.5 -C.sub.20 -alkylcycloalkylalkyl, aryl, C.sub.7 -C.sub.20 -aralkyl, C.sub.7 -C.sub.20 -alkylaryl, a heteroaliphatic or heteroaromatic ring with 5 to 8 carbon atoms andR.sup.2 is C.sub.1 -C.sub.20 -alkyl,from carbonitriles of the formula IIR.sup.1 --C.tbd.N (II),where R.sup.1 has the abovementioned meanings, and alcohols of the formula IIIR.sup.2 --OH (III),where R.sup.2 has the abovementioned meanings, at from 50 to 300.degree. C. under from 0.1 to 350 bar in the presence of a heterogeneous catalyst, wherein the reaction is carried out in liquid phase.Type: GrantFiled: November 10, 1997Date of Patent: December 14, 1999Assignee: BASF AktiengesellschaftInventor: Eberhard Fuchs
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Patent number: 5891990Abstract: The invention relates to a method for improving the separation of water in a tall oil preparation process which comprises:a neutralization stage in which a mixture of soap and water is neutralized with carbon dioxide,a water separation stage in which the aqueous phase containing bicarbonate is separated from the soap, anda cooking stage in which the soap obtained from the preceding stage is cooked with sulfuric acid to form tall oil, the improvement comprising the procedure that, after the neutralization with carbon dioxide but before the water separation stage, a second neutralization with sulfuric acid is carried out.The invention also relates to a process comprising the stages presented above for the preparation of tall oil.Type: GrantFiled: November 29, 1996Date of Patent: April 6, 1999Assignee: l'Air Liquide, Societe Anonyme pour l'Etude et Exploitation des Procedes Georges ClaudeInventors: Elias Varila, Tellervo Rouvinen
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Patent number: 5508048Abstract: High erucic cruciferae oils are interesterified with C.sub.16 or higher fatty acids or derivatives thereof. The use of a 1,3-selective lipase leads to the introduction of the fatty acid groups in the 1,3-positions. The liberated erucic acid (derivative) can be hydrogenated; the behenyl acid (or derivative) thus formed can be recirculated to provide at least 50% of the behenyl acid (derivative) needed in the process. The products obtainable by these processes, display good anti-blooming properties.Type: GrantFiled: January 7, 1994Date of Patent: April 16, 1996Assignee: Van Den Bergh Foods Co.Inventor: Frederick B. Padley
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Patent number: 5298637Abstract: A convenient method of obtaining an esterified alkoxylated polyol composition containing long chain saturated linear acyl groups which avoids the use of free C.sub.20 -C.sub.24 fatty acids is provided. The method yields a reduced calorie admixture of a substantially digestion-resistant esterified alkoxylated polyol and a digestible fatty acid triglyceride.Type: GrantFiled: October 22, 1992Date of Patent: March 29, 1994Assignees: Arco Chemical Technology, L.P., CPC International Inc.Inventor: Charles F. Cooper
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Patent number: 5274144Abstract: A process for the production of a solid metal soap of the formulaM(R--COO)(R"--COO)in which M is at least one metal from the group of Ca, Mg, Cd, Ba, Zn, and Pb; and R and R' are C.sub.8 -C.sub.34 hydrocarbon radicals, by direct synthesis from at least one fatty acid with metal oxides and/or metal hydroxides which comprises maintaining a reaction zone containing a liquid phase comprising fatty acid under reduced pressure, passing a portion of the liquid phase to an external premixing zone, introducing a solid metal oxide and/or metal hydroxide into the liquid phase in the premixing zone, passing the mixture to the reaction zone through an intensive mixing zone, and continuously removing water of neutralization formed by the reaction.Type: GrantFiled: February 16, 1993Date of Patent: December 28, 1993Assignee: Henkel Kommanditgesellschaft auf AktienInventors: Willi Wuest, Gottfried Duerr, Josef Wollmann, Harald Liebs, Hans Scheck
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Patent number: 5164124Abstract: Alkaline earth salts of vicinally hydroxy, alkoxy-substituted C.sub.16 -C.sub.22 fatty acids corresponding to the following general formula ##STR1## in which R represents linear or branched alkyl or alkenyl groups or hydroxyalkyl groups optionally alkylated with a C.sub.16 -C.sub.22 fatty acid, process for their preparation, and their use as catalysts. These salts give a narrow homolog distribution of the polyalkoxylation products in the catalysis of the polyalkoxylation of compounds containing active hydrogen atoms.Type: GrantFiled: February 24, 1988Date of Patent: November 17, 1992Assignee: Henkel Kommanditgesellschaft auf AktienInventors: Fritz Lange, Bert Gruber, Alfred Meffert, Ansgar Behler
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Patent number: 5157132Abstract: A process and apparatus is disclosed for separation of fatty acid alkyl esters, carotenoids and tocotrienols from oil. Fatty acids in a vegetable oil are subjected to alcoholic esterification to form an ester-rich layer including fatty acid alkyl esters, carotenoids and tocotrienols. The ester-rich layer is exposed to solvolytic micellization to form a carotenoid-rich layer. The ester-rich layer is separated from the carotenoid-rich layer. The carotenoids in the carotenoid-rich layer are concentrated and can be adsorptively separated from the carotenoid-rich layer. Fatty acid alkyl esters are separated from the ester-rich layer to form a tocotrienol-rich layer. Individual tocotrienols in the tocotrienol-rich layer are adsorptively separated and concentrated.Type: GrantFiled: May 18, 1990Date of Patent: October 20, 1992Assignee: Carotech AssociatesInventors: Barrie Tan, Mohammed H. Saleh
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Patent number: 5116545Abstract: The major component of the carbonate fraction of free acids extractable from alfalfa has shown excellent control of symptoms in patients with sickle cell disease. Its structure has been established by proton NMR spectrometry as beign 16-hydroxy-9Z,12Z,14E-octadecatrienoic acid and closely related compounds, such as simple esters, amides, triglycerides, or other derivatives of the carboxylic acid function, and a method for its synthesis from linseed oil or methyl linolenate has been developed. The product from linseed oil, both in the form of the initially formed triglyceride and in the form of its free acid obtained by saponification, is useful for the treatment of sickle cell disease.Type: GrantFiled: May 29, 1990Date of Patent: May 26, 1992Assignee: Omex International, Inc.Inventor: Alfred J. Weinheimer