The application of renewable feedstocks and their efficient
processing are crucial in the development of sustainable
processes. Fatty esters, which are formed in the transes-
terification of vegetable oils, provide new building-blocks for
sustainable chemical and biochemical processes. However,
nowadays fatty esters are mainly used as biodiesel, which
is a promising alternative fuel based on renewable resources
(Demirbas, 2008; Sims et al., 2008; Martinez-Hernandez et al.,
2014). Biodiesel offers various environmental benefits like
a drastic reduction of carbon dioxide emissions compared
to fossil fuels (van Gerpen, 2005); it is biodegradable and