Patent ID: 8523960
Filing Date: 2013-09-03
Classification: C10G,C10L,C11C,Y02E,Y02P

Abstract:
1. A method for producing a diesel boiling range product, comprising: exposing, in a batch reactor, a bio-component feed containing at least about 50% by weight of glycerides to an alcohol having about 7 carbons or less in the presence of a catalyst having an acid number of about 0.1 mg/g KOH to about 30 mg/g KOH and a specific surface area of about 40 m separating the alkoxylated fatty acid alkyl esters from the alcohol to form a fatty acid alkyl ester product that boils in the diesel range, wherein the fatty acid alkyl ester reaction product has a cloud point that is at least 2° C. lower than the cloud point of a reaction product containing the corresponding unsaturated fatty acid alkyl esters.