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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 06, 1980
Filed:
Jul. 28, 1978
Applicant:
Inventors:
Shigeo Inoue, Saitama, JP;
Norioki Miyamoto, Yokkaido, JP;
Assignee:
Kao Soap Company, Limited, Tokyo, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12P / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
435135 ; 435944 ; 2604106 ;
Abstract
A process for producing a hydroxyfatty acid polyhydric alcohol ester, which comprises; adding at least one polyhydric alcohol represented by the formula (III) or (IV), ##STR1## wherein R.sub.5 represents a hydrogen atom or a methyl group, R.sub.6 represents a hydrogen atom or an alkyl group having 1 to 5 carbon atoms, and m and n represent integers from 1 to 6, to hydrated Sophorolipid which is a fermentation product of Torulopsis bombicola; distilling off water under reduced pressure; and subjecting the resulting mixture to an alcoholysis reaction by adding an acid catalyst to the mother liquor.