Showa Denko K.k.

Kousuke Narumi

Hiroshi Uchida

Tomoyoshi Higashi

Hideyuki Kamei

A catalyst for producing lower fatty acid esters through esterification of a lower aliphatic carboxylic acid with a lower olefin, comprising a heteropoly acid or a, salt thereof held on a carrier, and having a specific surface area of the catalyst, as measured by a BET method, of 65 m /g-350 m /g. A process for producing the catalyst and a process for producing a lower fatty acid ester by using the catalyst are also provided.

Catalyst for use in producing lower fatty acid ester, process for producing the catalyst, and process for producing lower fatty acid ester using the catalyst

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Oita, Japan

Kousuke Narumi