Process for the production of fatty acid mixtures containing a high proportion of C6-C10-fatty acids

摘要

A process for the production of fatty acid mixtures containing a high proportion of C6-C10-fatty acids consisting essentially of (1) transesterifying mixtures consisting essentially of C6-C10-fatty acid alkyl esters with from 1 to 4 carbon atoms in the alkyl with glycerine at 160 DEG to 250 DEG C. in the presence of transesterification catalysts with removal of the C1-C4-alkanol formed, (2) adding the C6-C10-fatty acid glycerides to a C6-C18-fatty acid glyceride selected from the group consisting of coconut oil, palm kernel oil and mixtures thereof, (3) subjecting the mixture of glycerides to lipolysis in the presence of an excess of water at 200 DEG C. to 250 DEG C. at the autogenous pressure in the absence of a catalyst until until the required degree of splitting is achieved and (4) recovering a fatty acid mixture containing a high proportion of C6-C10-fatty acids.