Patent ID: 6818026
Filing Date: 2004-11-16
Classification: B01J,C07C,C10L,C10M,C11C,Y02E,Y02P

Abstract:
A process for producing a fatty acid ester from an oil or fat and an alcohol, wherein the process comprises reacting an oil or fat with an alcohol in the presence of a solid base catalyst comprising at least one component selected from the group consisting of sodium carbonate, calcium oxide, calcium hydroxide, calcium carbonate and magnesium oxide under conditions in which at least one of the oil or fat in an amount of 0.001 parts by weight or more based on 100 parts by weight of the oil or fat and the alcohol is in a supercritical state at a temperature of 270Â° C. or more, said solid base catalyst being present in an amount of 3 to 6 parts by weight based on 100 parts by weight of the oil or fat.