Energy efficient biodiesel production from natural or industrial waste oil

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PATENT NO 12031107
APP PUB NO 20230151299A1
SERIAL NO

17917514

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A method of producing fatty acid alkyl ester from an organic oil source containing at least one free fatty acid, wherein the vegetable and/or animal waste oil has an acid number of at least 30 mg KOH/g and wherein the method comprises the steps of a) reacting the oil source with glycerol at a temperature, which is at least 110° C. and does not exceed 180° C. during the reaction, in the presence of a catalyst comprising at least methane sulfonic acid or the homo anhydride thereof; and b) acidic transesterification at a temperature, which is at least 110° C. and does not exceed 160° C. during the reaction of the reaction product from step a) with an alkanol; and c) isolating the fatty acid alkyl ester from the reaction product of step b).

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BASF SE67056 LUDWIGSHAFEN AM RHEIN

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Klingelhoefer, Paul Ludwigshafen, DE 31 170
Schier, Michael Ludwigshafen, DE 6 1715

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