Continuous process for decarboxylating rosin

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A CONTINUOUS PROCESS FOR THE LIQUID PHASE DECARBOXYLATION OF ROSIN IN THE PRESENCE OF A CATALYST FOR THE PURPOSE OF PREPARING A ROSIN OIL COMPRISING THE STEPS OF CONTINUOUSLY CIRCULATING A REACTION MASS COMPRISING SAID ROSIN AND CATALYST IN A CLOSED PATH, HEATING AND AGITATING SAID MASS AS IT TRAVELS ALONG SAID PATH TO CAUSE SAID ROSIN TO BE DECARBOXYLATED, CONTINUOUSLY INTRODUCING INTO SAID REACTION MASS AT A FEED POINT IN SAID PATH A MIXTURE OF CATALYST AND MOLTEN ROSIN TO BE DECARBOXYLATED, VIOLENTLY AGITATING SAID MIXTURE AS IT IS INTRODUCED INTO THE REACTION MASS AT SAID FEED POINT, AND CONTINUOUSLY WITHDRAWING DECARBOXYLATED ROSIN FROM SAID CLOSED PATH AT A POINT SUBTANTIALLY SPACED FROM SAID FEED POINT.