OLEYL ALCOHOL AND PROCESS OF PRODUCTION

Fecha de publicación: 16/06/2022
Fuente: Wipo "olive oil"
The invention concerns an oleyl alcohol, wherein the oleyl chain is obtained from a mixture of 1:9 to 6:4, preferably 2:8 to 5:5 of oil (1) : oil (2) by hydrogenation of a fatty acid, a fatty acid methyl ester or a combination thereof to provide a fatty alcohol, where oil (1) is selected from palm oil, cottonseed oil or a mixture thereof, and oil (2) is selected from tall oil, olive oil, low erucic rapeseed oil, sunflower seed oil variants containing greater than 60 wt.% oleic acid or mixtures thereof; and a process to make said oleyl alcohol.