Process for the production of fatty acid lower alkyl esters

摘要

A process for the production of fatty acid lower alkyl esters comprising the steps of: A) treating at least one fatty acid ester of glycerol with from about 0.3 to about 3% by weight, based on the weight of ester, of an acid at an elevated temperature; B) removing said acid from the treated fatty acid ester; and C) reacting the treated fatty acid ester with at least one lower aliphatic alcohol to transesterify the fatty acid ester.