Production method of fatty acid ester

A method for producing an alcohol through desulfurization of sulfur from a fatty acid ester using a catalyst and hydrogenation of the obtained fatty acid ester,

• wherein the catalyst carries a catalyst metal on a support,
• (a) the catalyst contains as the catalyst metal one or more elements selected from the elements of group 9, group 10 and group 11 of the periodic table,
• (b) the total pore volume of the catalyst is 0.05 mL/g or more, and
• (c) the volume of pores with a pore size of 0.1 μm or more and 500 μm or less is 50% or more of the total pore volume of the catalyst.

A desulfurization method for desulfurization of sulfur from a fatty acid ester using a catalyst,

• wherein the catalyst carries a catalyst metal on a support,
• (a) the catalyst contains as the catalyst metal one or more elements selected from the elements of group 9, group 10 and group 11 of the periodic table,
• (b) the total pore volume of the catalyst is 0.05 mL/g or more, and
• (c) the volume of pores with a pore size of 0.1 μm or more and 500 μm or less is 50% or more of the total pore volume of the catalyst.