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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 28, 2020
Filed:
Feb. 07, 2019
Applicant:
Sartec Corporation, Anoka, MN (US);
Inventors:
Charles Vincent McNeff, Andover, MN (US);
Clayton V. McNeff, Andover, MN (US);
Larry C. McNeff, Anoka, MN (US);
Bingwen Yan, Shoreview, MN (US);
Assignee:
SarTec Corporation, Anoka, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C11C 3/00 (2006.01); B01J 21/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C11C 3/003 (2013.01); B01J 21/063 (2013.01);
Abstract
Embodiments herein relate to the production of alkyl esters from acidified soap stock. In an embodiment, a process for producing alkyl esters is provided. The process can include mixing acidified soap stock with an alcohol, water, carbon dioxide, and/or carbon monoxide, to form a reaction mixture, and contacting the reaction mixture with a catalyst under supercritical conditions for the alcohol, the catalyst including a metal oxide. Other embodiments are also included herein.