Global Patent Index - EP 2069465 A2

EP 2069465 A2 20090617 - METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR PRODUCING ALKYL ESTERS FROM LIPID FEED STOCKS AND SYSTEMS INCLUDING SAME

Title (en)

METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR PRODUCING ALKYL ESTERS FROM LIPID FEED STOCKS AND SYSTEMS INCLUDING SAME

Title (de)

VERFAHREN UND VORRICHTUNG ZUR HERSTELLUNG VON ALKYLESTERN AUS FETTHALTIGEN ROHSTOFFMATERIALIEN UND SYSTEME DAMIT

Title (fr)

PROCÉDÉS ET APPAREIL PERMETTANT DE PRODUIRE DES ESTERS D'ALKYLES À PARTIR DE MATÉRIAUX DE DÉPART LIPIDIQUES ET SYSTÈMES LES UTILISANT

Publication

EP 2069465 A2 20090617 (EN)

Application

EP 07840692 A 20070803

Priority

  • US 2007075211 W 20070803
  • US 82149806 P 20060804
  • US 82557506 P 20060913
  • US 88973007 P 20070213

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO2008019325A2] The present invention relates to methods and apparatus for producing alkyl esters from lipid feed stocks, such as plant oils and/or animal fats, and systems including the same. In an embodiment, the invention includes a process for producing alkyl esters including mixing a lipid feed stock with an alcohol to form a reaction mixture; and contacting the reaction mixture with a catalyst under supercritical conditions for the alcohol, the catalyst comprising an unmodified metal oxide selected from the group consisting of alumina, titania, zirconia, and hafnia, and removing residual free fatty acids from the reaction mixture. Other embodiments are included herein.

IPC 8 full level

C11C 3/10 (2006.01); C07C 67/03 (2006.01); C10L 1/02 (2006.01); C11C 3/00 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

C07C 67/03 (2013.01); C10L 1/026 (2013.01); C11C 3/003 (2013.01); Y02E 50/10 (2013.01)

C-Set (source: EP)

  1. C07C 67/03 + C07C 69/52
  2. C07C 67/03 + C07C 69/24

Citation (search report)

See references of WO 2008019325A2

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MT NL PL PT RO SE SI SK TR

Designated extension state (EPC)

AL BA HR MK RS

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 2008019325 A2 20080214; WO 2008019325 A3 20080828; CA 2660049 A1 20080214; CA 2660049 C 20150922; EP 2069465 A2 20090617; MX 2009001280 A 20090619

DOCDB simple family (application)

US 2007075211 W 20070803; CA 2660049 A 20070803; EP 07840692 A 20070803; MX 2009001280 A 20070803