Patent ID: 9593091
Date: 2017-03-14
CPC Classifications: C07D,C08K

Claim:
1. A process for producing epoxidized fatty acid alkyl esters, said process comprising: (a) epoxidizing a natural oil by contacting said natural oil with an acid and a peroxide to thereby produce an epoxidized reaction mixture comprising epoxidized natural oil, residual acid, residual peroxide, and water; (b) removing a portion of said residual acid, at least a portion of said residual peroxide, and at least a portion of said water from said epoxidized reaction mixture to thereby produce an intermediate reaction mixture; and (c) esterifying at least a portion of said epoxidized natural oil in said intermediate reaction mixture, thereby forming said epoxidized fatty acid alkyl esters, wherein said residual acid is not neutralized prior to said esterifying of step (c).