US 6,982,155 B1 | ||
Process for producing fatty acid lower alcohol ester | ||
Hideki Fukuda, Kobe (Japan); and Hideo Noda, Amagasaki (Japan) | ||
Assigned to Kansai Chemical Engineering Co., Ltd., Hyogo (Japan) | ||
Appl. No. 10/130,977 PCT Filed Nov. 20, 2000, PCT No. PCT/JP00/08185 § 371(c)(1), (2), (4) Date May 24, 2002, PCT Pub. No. WO01/38553, PCT Pub. Date May 31, 2001. |
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Claims priority of application No. 11-336681 (JP), filed on Nov. 26, 1999. | ||
Int. Cl. C12P 7/62 (2006.01) |
U.S. Cl. 435—135 | 6 Claims |
1. A method for producing a fatty acid ester comprising reacting an intact microorganism containing a lipase within the microorganism with an oil and fat and a linear lower alcohol in a system containing little or no solvent in which water is contained in an amount of 0.3 wt % or more in a reaction mixture. |