Catalyst for transesterification
AssigneeKao Corporation
InventorsJun Kaita, Taku Mimura, Noriaki Fukuoka, Yasuyuki Hattori
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Abstract
The present invention provides a heterogeneous catalyst which is highly active, excellent in selectivity and free from elution of its catalyst-components during reaction and which has long lifetime. That is, a phosphate of a metal selected from the group consisting of aluminum, gallium and iron is used as the catalyst for transesterification of the present invention.
Claims8
A method for producing an ester compound, which comprises transesterifying an alcohol, a carboxylic acid or an ester compound with a starting ester in the presence of a catalyst comprising a phosphate of at least one metal selected from the group consisting of aluminum, gallium and iron.
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