| abstract |
PCT No. PCT/EP95/02646 Sec. 371 Date Jun. 10, 1997 Sec. 102(e) Date Jun. 10, 1997 PCT Filed Jul. 7, 1995 PCT Pub. No. WO96/02619 PCT Pub. Date Feb. 1, 1996A process for producing unsaturated fatty compounds having improved low-temperature properties by a) splitting lauric oils into fatty acids and glycerol, b) subjecting the fatty acids to fractional crystallization to obtain a fraction of unsaturated fatty acids, and c) hydrogenating the unsaturated fatty acids, optionally after converting the unsaturated fatty acids into their lower alkyl esters, to form unsaturated fatty alcohols having an iodine value of from about 85 to about 100. |