VERFAHREN ZUR VERZWEIGUNG VON GESÄTTIGTEN UND/ODER UNGESÄTTIGTEN FETTSÄUREN UND/ODER DEREN ESTERN

A process for the branching of saturated and/or unsaturated fatty acids and/or alkyl esters thereof comprises subjecting the fatty acids and/or alkyl esters to a skeletal isomerization reaction using a catalyst comprising a crystalline porous structure having incorporated therein a metal to form met...

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Main Authors KENNEALLY, JAMES, CONNOR, STEDMAN
Format Patent
LanguageGerman
Published 04.08.2005
Edition7
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Summary:A process for the branching of saturated and/or unsaturated fatty acids and/or alkyl esters thereof comprises subjecting the fatty acids and/or alkyl esters to a skeletal isomerization reaction using a catalyst comprising a crystalline porous structure having incorporated therein a metal to form metal sites on said catalyst and isolating branched fatty acids, alkyl esters thereof, or mixtures thereof, from a reaction mixture obtained by said skeletal isomerization reaction. The catalyst used in the isomerization reaction is preferably a zeolite catalyst containing metal sites of a Group VIII metal. The process produces a mixture of fatty acids and/or alkyl esters that contain significant quantities of branched molecules.
Bibliography:Application Number: DE20016004664T