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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 29, 2011
Filed:
Jul. 20, 2007
Kathy Elst, Dessel, BE;
Walter Adriansens, Mol, BE;
Louis Willems, Dessel, BE;
Luc Van Ginneken, Balen, BE;
Kathy Elst, Dessel, BE;
Walter Adriansens, Mol, BE;
Louis Willems, Dessel, BE;
Luc Van Ginneken, Balen, BE;
Abstract
A method produces a fatty acid alkylester by transesterification of a fat or oil and an alcohol. The reaction is catalysed by a heterogeneous catalyst immobilized in a tubular reactor at a temperature between 260 and 420° C. and at a pressure higher than 5 bar. A mixture of the fat or oil and the alcohol is led in a continuous flow through the tubular reactor. The catalyst is preferably a metal oxide or a metal carbonate including an alkaline earth metal. The reaction takes place at reduced residence times and contact times compared to the prior art.