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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 28, 2019
Filed:
Apr. 06, 2018
Evonik Degussa Gmbh, Essen, DE;
Evonik Degussa GmbH, Essen, DE;
Abstract
A process which can extract a fatty acid from a triglyceride oil includes (a) contacting a triglyceride oil Tmade of a fatty acid with an aqueous solution Wmade of a quaternary ammonium salt and an aliphatic diol having 1 to 8 carbon atoms, where a triglyceride oil phase Tand an aqueous phase Ware obtained, where Thas a reduced content of fatty acids compared to Tand Whas an increased content of fatty acids compared to W; and (b) separating the triglyceride oil phase Tfrom the aqueous phase W. The quaternary ammonium salt includes a quaternary ammonium cation and a basic anion selected among hydroxide, alkoxide, alkyl carbonate, hydrogen carbonate, carbonate, serinate, prolinate, histidinate, threoninate, valinate, aspartate, taurinate, and lysinate.