Patent ID: 7767838
Filing Date: 2010-08-03
Classification: C11C

Abstract:
1. A process for producing a monoglyceride-containing composition, comprising the steps of: reacting glycerin with at least one kind of an acyl-containing compound selected from the group consisting of a fatty acid and a glycerin ester, using a catalyst comprising at least one metal selected from the group consisting of iron, cobalt and manganese in an amount of 0.1 to 60 ppm in terms of metal as a weight ratio thereof to the total weight of the glycerin and the acyl-containing compound; and maintaining the amount of water at 500 to 5000 ppm in the reaction system after the degree of conversion in the reaction of glycerin with fatty acid reaches 90% or more based on the fatty acid, or during the ester exchange reaction of glycerin with glycerin ester.