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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 01, 1994
Filed:
Jun. 23, 1993
Derk T Huibers, Pennington, NJ (US);
Richard G Grotyohann, Belle Mead, NJ (US);
Andrew M Robbins, Trenton, NJ (US);
Union Camp Corporation, Princeton, NJ (US);
Abstract
The present invention provides for the efficient recycling of carbon dioxide used in high pressure tall oil soap acidulation processes. The excess carbon dioxide used in the high pressure tall oil soap acidulation processes is recycled and contacted with an aqueous tall oil soap solution at a point before the high pressure contacting stage. Preferably, the recycled carbon dioxide is contacted in a first reactor, under pressure, to provide a preliminary tall oil mixture having an extent of acidification beyond the presence of a gel phase. Methods are provided for the monitoring of the acidulation reaction in the first reactor to maintain the extent of acidification beyond the gel phase region.