公开(公告)号：US20240060100A1

公开(公告)日：2024-02-22

申请号：US18330340

申请日：2023-06-06

Applicant: EXXONMOBIL TECHNOLOGY AND ENGINEERING COMPANY

Inventor： Christopher M. FLYNN ,  Mark P. HAGEMEISTER

IPC: C12P7/6436 ,  C12N9/10 ,  C12N9/06 ,  C07C69/34 ,  C10M105/34

CPC classification number: C12P7/6436 ,  C12Y203/01041 ,  C12N9/1029 ,  C12N9/0026 ,  C07C69/34 ,  C10M105/34 ,  C12N9/1007 ,  C10M2207/281

Abstract: 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.