Patent ID: 9714399
Date: 2017-07-25
CPC Classifications: A61K,A61Q,C07C,C11C

Claim:
1. A process for the preparation of a salt of a fatty acid ester of hydroxycarboxylic acid which comprises heating an oil, comprising a mixture consisting essentially of a triglyceride fatty acid ester, a salt of hydroxycarboxylic acid and a catalyst at a temperature at or above the melting temperature of the salt of hydroxycarboxylic acid and subjecting the mixture to ester interchange to form an end product, wherein the removal of an organic solvent is not required during or after completion of the ester interchange, wherein said hydroxycarboxylic acid is a mono- or dicarboxylic acid having 2-6 carbon atoms and 1-3 hydroxyl groups, and wherein the end product does not require removal of an organic solvent.