Unichema Chemie B.v.

The Queen's University of Belfast

Martyn John Earle

Kenneth Richard Seddon

Glyn Roberts

Natalia V Plechkova

Cornelis Martinus Lok

Christopher John Adams

Jennifer Therese Hamill

Alina Tomaszowska

Johanna Karkainnen

Suhas Prabhakar Katdare

Adrian John University Of Warwick Carmichael

The preparation of a mixture comprising branched fatty acids and oligomerised fatty acids comprises contacting a source of unsaturated fatty acids or their derivatives with an ionic liquid.

Process for the preparation of derivatives of fatty acids

The invention relates to a process for the branching of fatty acids or derivatives thereof. More in particular, the invention provides a method for branching saturated fatty acids. This is achieved by contacting a source comprising fatty acids or derivatives thereof, with an ionic liquid. The invention also relates to the mixture of branched fatty acids so obtained.

Process for preparation of branched fatty acids

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