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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 03, 2009
Filed:
Jan. 23, 2006
Michael J. Haas, Oreland, PA (US);
William N. Marmer, Fort Washington, PA (US);
Thomas A. Foglia, Lafayette Hill, PA (US);
Michael J. Haas, Oreland, PA (US);
William N. Marmer, Fort Washington, PA (US);
Thomas A. Foglia, Lafayette Hill, PA (US);
The United States of America as Represented by the Secretary of Agriculture, Washington, DC (US);
Abstract
The present invention relates to a method for producing fatty acid alkyl esters, involving transesterifying a feedstock containing lipid-linked fatty acids with an alcohol and an alkaline catalyst to form fatty acid alkyl esters. The feedstock has not been previously treated to release the lipid components of said feedstock, or the feedstock has been previously treated to release lipid components and the feedstock contains residual lipids (e.g., <about 30% of the original content of lipids).