PROCESSES FOR PRODUCTION OF ALKYLATED FATTY ACIDS AND DERIVATIVES THEREOF
申请人:ExxonMobil Research and Engineering Company
公开号:US20210230653A1
公开(公告)日:2021-07-29
The present disclosure provides processes for producing alkylated fatty acids and derivatives thereof. In at least one embodiment, a process includes introducing a terminal alkyl transferase and a fatty acid into a bioreactor. The process includes introducing an internal methyl transferase and internal methyl reductase into the bioreactor or a second bioreactor. The process includes obtaining an alkylated fatty acid having a methyl substituent located at an internal carbon atom of the fatty acid and a methyl substituent or ethyl substituent located at a carbon atom alpha to the terminal carbon atom of the fatty acid.
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