Process for producing wax ester from dihydroxy fatty acid

A process for producing wax ester comprising of esterifying dihydroxy fatty acied preferably dihydroxystearic acid with at least one alcohol in the presence of lipase as a catalyst which is then remove by filtration. The filtered catalyst could be reuse and provides a number of cost advantanges. In...

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Main Authors: Basri, Mahiran, Awang, Roila, Ahmad, Salmiah, Salleh, Abu Bakar
Format: Patent
Published: 2006
Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/20404/
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author Basri, Mahiran
Awang, Roila
Ahmad, Salmiah
Salleh, Abu Bakar
author_facet Basri, Mahiran
Awang, Roila
Ahmad, Salmiah
Salleh, Abu Bakar
author_sort Basri, Mahiran
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description A process for producing wax ester comprising of esterifying dihydroxy fatty acied preferably dihydroxystearic acid with at least one alcohol in the presence of lipase as a catalyst which is then remove by filtration. The filtered catalyst could be reuse and provides a number of cost advantanges. In the preferred embodiment of the present invention, the dihydroxystearic acid is derived from palm based oleic acid and the alcohol contains 8 to 18 carbon atoms per molecules.
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spelling upm-204042019-12-18T07:41:40Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/20404/ Process for producing wax ester from dihydroxy fatty acid Basri, Mahiran Awang, Roila Ahmad, Salmiah Salleh, Abu Bakar A process for producing wax ester comprising of esterifying dihydroxy fatty acied preferably dihydroxystearic acid with at least one alcohol in the presence of lipase as a catalyst which is then remove by filtration. The filtered catalyst could be reuse and provides a number of cost advantanges. In the preferred embodiment of the present invention, the dihydroxystearic acid is derived from palm based oleic acid and the alcohol contains 8 to 18 carbon atoms per molecules. 2006-10-24 Patent NonPeerReviewed Mahiran Basri (2006) Process for producing wax ester from dihydroxy fatty acid. UNSPECIFIED.
spellingShingle Basri, Mahiran
Awang, Roila
Ahmad, Salmiah
Salleh, Abu Bakar
Process for producing wax ester from dihydroxy fatty acid
title Process for producing wax ester from dihydroxy fatty acid
title_full Process for producing wax ester from dihydroxy fatty acid
title_fullStr Process for producing wax ester from dihydroxy fatty acid
title_full_unstemmed Process for producing wax ester from dihydroxy fatty acid
title_short Process for producing wax ester from dihydroxy fatty acid
title_sort process for producing wax ester from dihydroxy fatty acid
url http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/20404/