Research Institute of Petroleum Processing, Sinopec

China Petroleum Chemical Corporation

China Petrochemical Corporation

Guoqiang Gao

Haijing Wang

Enze Min

Zexue Du

Xinjie Zhang

Xiangwei Li

Jinghui Deng

Weisun Feng

Lishan Tong

The present invention relates to a process for preparing a bio-diesel, comprising the steps of, in the presence of an additional free fatty acid source, reacting a raw oil-fat with C-Cmonohydric alcohol in a reactor, and separating fatty acid esters from the reacted materials, so as to produce the bio-diesel, wherein the amount of the free fatty acid in the free fatty acid source ranges from 2-100 wt % and is higher than the amount of the free fatty acid in the raw fat-oil. The present process can increase the fatty acid ester yield and purity of raw oil-fats having a low reaction activity, and has a high adaptability to raw materials.

Process for preparing a bio-diesel

The present invention provides a process for preparing a bio-diesel, comprising, in the presence of an alkaline metal compound, reacting an oil-fat with C-Cmonohydric alcohol in a reactor at a reaction temperature of from 130 to 280&#xb0; C. and a reaction pressure of from 1 to 12 MPa, separating fatty acid esters from the reacted materials, so as to produce the bio-diesel, wherein said alkaline metal compound is present in an amount of 0.001-0.07 wt %, in terms of the metal thereof, relative to the weight of the oil-fat. The process provided in the present invention has the advantages of great throughput and high yield of the bio-diesel.

A process for vapor phase hydrogenation of maleic anhydride and/or succinic anhydride to .gamma.-butyrolactone, comprising contacting an alcoholic solution of a feedstock anhydride with reduced Cu-Zn-Cr-Zr catalyst under the conditions of hydrogenation.

Process for the preparation of gamma-butyrolactone

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