In situ production of fatty acid alkyl esters
OwnerMIchael J. Haas, Thomas A. Fogliainventors
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a method for producing fatty acid alkyl esters, involving transesterifying a feedstock containing lipid-linked fatty acids with an alcohol and an alkaline catalyst to form fatty acid alkyl esters, wherein the feedstock is selected from soy, coconut, corn, cotton, flax, palm, rapeseed/canola, safflower, sunflower, animal fats and oils, or mixtures thereof, and wherein the feedstock has not been treated (e.g., extraction with an organic solvent or by extruder/expeller technology) to release the lipid components of the feedstock.
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A method for producing fatty acid alkyl esters, comprising transesterifying a feedstock containing lipid-linked fatty acids with an alcohol and an alkaline catalyst to form fatty acid alkyl esters, wherein said feedstock is selected from the group consisting of soy, coconut, corn, cotton, flax, palm, rapeseed/canola, safflower, sunflower, animal fats and oil, and mixtures thereof, and wherein said feedstock has not been treated to release the lipid components of said feedstock.
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