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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 16, 2016
Filed:
Oct. 07, 2013
Applicant:
Basf SE, Ludwigshafen, DE;
Inventors:
Peter Kempers, Mönchengladbach, DE;
Ulrich Schörken, Düsseldorf, DE;
Rolf Kawa, Monheim, DE;
Jörg Schwarzer, Hilden, DE;
Thomas Wolf, Haan, DE;
Assignee:
BASF SE, Ludwigshafen, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12P 7/62 (2006.01); C11C 3/00 (2006.01); C12P 7/64 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C11C 3/003 (2013.01); C12P 7/6436 (2013.01);
Abstract
The present invention relates to a process for preparing esters from fatty alcohols, in which fatty alcohols and fatty acids are reacted in the presence of an enzyme at a temperature in the range of 30 to 50° C., the water which forms is removed and the reaction is completed under reduced pressure at a temperature of 50 to 80° C.