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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 19, 1993
Filed:
May. 29, 1992
Applicant:
Inventors:
Yasuyuki Hattori, Wakayama, JP;
Hiroyuki Tamura, Wakayama, JP;
Hidetoshi Kadowaki, Wakayama, JP;
Kiyoshi Tsukada, Wakayama, JP;
Assignee:
Kao Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C07C / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
554141 ; 554147 ; 554175 ; 568885 ; 502331 ; 502 33 ;
Abstract
A process for producing desulfurized fats and oils or fatty acid esters, which are highly suitable as a starting material for producing alcohols via hydrogenation, at a high yield is disclosed. Desulfurized fats and oils or fatty acid esters are obtained by contacting fats and oils or fatty acid esters with a catalyst represented by the following formula (I) under a hydrogen atmosphere or a mixture of hydrogen with an inert gas: