Reaction product and process for the production thereof

Claim 1

THE METHOD OF PRODUCING AN ADDITIVE HAVING UTILITY IN SHORTENINGS WHICH COMPRISES ADMIXING INERT HYDROCARBON SOLVENT WHICH FORMS AZEOTROPIC MIXTURES WITH WATER AT TEMPERATURES BELOW 150*C. WITH AN AQUEOUS SOLUTION OF ALKALI METAL SALT OF MONOMERIC MONOHYDROXY ALIPHATIC MONOCARBOXYLIC ACID CONTAINING 2 TO 5 CARBON ATOMS IN THE ALIPHATIC HYDROCARBON GROUP, HEATING THE ADMIXTURE TO REMOVE SOLVENT-WATER AZEOTROPES UNTIL THE MIXTURE IS SUBSTANTIALLY DEHYDRATED, MIXING SUBSTANTIALLY DEHYDRATED MIXTURE UNDER SUBSTANTIALLY ANHYDROUS CONDITIONS WITH A HALIDE OF A SATURATED FATTY ACID CONTAINING 16 TO 20 CARBON ATOMS IN SUBSTANTIALLY EQUIMOLAR PROPORTIONS, HEATING SUCH MIXTURE TO A TEMPERATURE IN THE RANGE BETWEEN ABOUT 100*C. AND 200*C. WHEREBY A PRODUCT WITH ACID NUMBER IN THE RANGE BETWEEN 161.5 AD 168.2 IS OBATINED, REMOVING ANY SOLVENT REMAINING IN THE REACTION MIXTURE AFTER COMPLETION OF REACTION HEATING, AND SEPARATING THE SUBSTANTIALLY SOLVENT FREE REACTION MIXTURE FROM ALKALI METAL HALIDE.

Claim 2

THE METHOD OF PRODUCING AN ADDITIVE HAVING UTILITY IN SHORTENINGS WHICH COMPRISES ADMIXING INERT HYDROCARBON SOLVENT WHICH FORMS AZEOTROPIC MIXTURES WITH WATER AT TEMPERATURES BELOW 150*C. WITH AN AQUEOUS SOLUTION OF ALKALI METAL SALT OF MONOMERIC MONOHYDROXY ALIPHATIC MONOCARBOXYLIC ACID CONTAINING 2 TO 5 CARBON ATOMS IN THE ALIPHATIC HYDROCARBON GROUP, HEATING THE ADMIXTURE TO REMOVE SOLVENT-WATER AZEOTROPES UNTIL THE MIXTURE IS SUBSTANTIALLY DEHYDRATED, MIXING SUBSTANTIALLY DEHYDRATED MIXTURE UNDER SUBSTANTIALLY ANHYDROUS CONDITIONS WITH A HALIDE OF A SATURATED FATTY ACID CONTAINING 16 TO 20 CARBON ATOMS IN SUBSTANTIALLY EQUIMOLAR PROPORTIONS, HEATING SUCH MIXTURE TO A TEMPERATURE IN THE RANGE BETWEEN ABOUT 100*C. AND 200*C. WHEREBY A PRODUCT WITH ACID NUMBER IN THE RANGE BETWEEN 161.5 AD 168.2 IS OBATINED, REMOVING ANY SOLVENT REMAINING IN THE REACTION MIXTURE AFTER COMPLETION OF REACTION HEATING, AND SEPARATING THE SUBSTANTIALLY SOLVENT FREE REACTION MIXTURE FROM ALKALI METAL HALIDE.