A method of preparing a product derived from a rhamnolipid includes the steps of: providing a rhamnolipid, combining the rhamnolipid with a reagent, allowing the rhamnolipid and reagent to react to form a product derived from the rhamnolipid, and collecting the product derived from the rhamnolipid. An exemplary product is dimeric -hydroxy fatty acid.

A process for manufacturing a lubricant additive for internal combustion engine fuel, especially for diesel fuel, in which the additive is derived, especially directly, from the esterification of acid oils, such acid oils are especially coming from the acidification of neutralization paste obtained via a process for refining, preferably a process for chemical refining, and especially a process for saponifying, one or more oils chosen from a plant oil and/or an animal oil, and the lubricant additive is more particularly intended for fuels with a low sulfur content, for example less than 500 ppm (weight).

Systems, methods, and materials for pyrolyzing vegetable oil feedstocks to obtain high yields of various products are described.

Systems, methods, and materials for pyrolyzing vegetable oil feedstocks to obtain high yields of various products are described.

A process for obtaining free fatty acid and/or free fatty acid ester, including separating a liquid mixture containing the free fatty acid and/or the fatty acid ester by contacting a vapor of the liquid mixture in a column of a distillation apparatus with condensate formed from the vapor running downward. Heat and mass transfer takes place between the vapor and the condensate on column internals. The column has at least 10 theoretical plates and the separation is conducted with a pressure drop between the top and bottom of the column of p of 3.3 mbars. Appropriately, the liquid mixture, contains polyunsaturated fatty acid, preferably omega-6 or omega-3 fatty acid and/or alkyl monoesters and/or glycerol monoesters. In one embodiment the column has at least 30 theoretical plates and the separation is conducted with a pressure drop p between 3.5 mbar and 6 mbar.

A process for obtaining free fatty acid and/or free fatty acid ester, including separating a liquid mixture containing the free fatty acid and/or the fatty acid ester by contacting a vapor of the liquid mixture in a column of a distillation apparatus with condensate formed from the vapor running downward. Heat and mass transfer takes place between the vapor and the condensate on column internals. The column has at least 10 theoretical plates and the separation is conducted with a pressure drop between the top and bottom of the column of p of 3.3 mbars. Appropriately, the liquid mixture, contains polyunsaturated fatty acid, preferably omega-6 or omega-3 fatty acid and/or alkyl monoesters and/or glycerol monoesters. In one embodiment the column has at least 30 theoretical plates and the separation is conducted with a pressure drop p between 3.5 mbar and 6 mbar.

An all-natural, moisturizing soap composition that allows for high vegetable butter fat content while also being capable of processing for high quality bar soap (moisturizing properties without sticky pellets, brittleness, cracking, and/or inhibition of lather formation) and a method for making the same and other soaps is provided. The soap composition may contain up to 50% vegetable butter fat(s). The semi-continuous process for saponification provides a fast and energy efficient alternative to prior art methods, while also allowing for high quality bar soap that contains a high content (up to 50%) of vegetable butter fat(s).

A process for producing crude biodiesel from renewable feedstocks (such as fats, oils, and greases) containing unsaponifiable materials; purifying the crude biodiesel through a purification process; recovering a purified biodiesel distillate stream and a less volatile biodiesel residue stream; and further recovering valuable chemicals from the biodiesel residue. Specifically, the present technology relates to the concentration of valuable chemicals in the biodiesel residue product of biodiesel production and the subsequent recovery of these valuable chemicals. The process may further include the conversion of the biodiesel residue into diesel range hydrocarbons using hydrodeoxygenation and the subsequent purification of the hydrocarbon fraction produced thereby.

Disclosed is a process for producing a composition involving: (a) distilling fish oil in a vacuum distillation column to obtain a first residue and first distillate, and (b) distilling the first distillate in a vacuum distillation column to obtain a second distillate and a second residue that includes a composition containing cholesterol, eicosapentaenoic acid, and docosahexaenoic acid. Also disclosed is a process for producing a composition involving: (a) distilling fish oil in a vacuum distillation column to obtain a first residue and first distillate, (b) distilling the first distillate in a vacuum distillation column to obtain a second distillate and second residue containing cholesterol, (c) esterifying the second residue to obtain a mixture containing cholesterol esters, and (d) distilling the mixture in a vacuum distillation column to obtain a third distillate and a third residue that includes a composition containing cholesterol esters of eicosapentaenoic acid and docosahexaenoic acid.

Disclosed is a process for producing a composition involving: (a) distilling fish oil in a vacuum distillation column to obtain a first residue and first distillate, and (b) distilling the first distillate in a vacuum distillation column to obtain a second distillate and a second residue that includes a composition containing cholesterol, eicosapentaenoic acid, and docosahexaenoic acid. Also disclosed is a process for producing a composition involving: (a) distilling fish oil in a vacuum distillation column to obtain a first residue and first distillate, (b) distilling the first distillate in a vacuum distillation column to obtain a second distillate and second residue containing cholesterol, (c) esterifying the second residue to obtain a mixture containing cholesterol esters, and (d) distilling the mixture in a vacuum distillation column to obtain a third distillate and a third residue that includes a composition containing cholesterol esters of eicosapentaenoic acid and docosahexaenoic acid.