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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:
Jun. 11, 1996
Filed:
Oct. 31, 1994
Applicant:
Inventors:
Hemendra N Basu, Bartlett, IL (US);
Max E Norris, Lynd, MN (US);
Assignee:
Agricultural Utilization Research Institute, Marshall, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C10L / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
44308 ; 44385 ; 44388 ; 44401 ; 554167 ; 554170 ; 554174 ;
Abstract
The present invention includes a process for producing esters from a feedstock that includes a fat or an oil. The process includes mixing the feedstock with an alcohol and a catalyst. The catalyst includes a mixture of calcium acetate and barium acetate The reaction mixture is heated at a temperature effective to make esters.