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Title: Lubricating base oils from esterified alkoxylated polyols using saturated long-chain fatty acids

Patent ·
OSTI ID:2293819

The present disclosure relates to methods and compositions for making bio-based, biodegradable, and non-bioaccumulating lubricating base oils generated by esterifying alkoxylated polyols (average alkoxylation ≥3) with long-chain (≥C14) saturated and unsaturated fatty acids (FA) or fatty acids modified using industry recognized techniques.

Research Organization:
Univ. of South Carolina, Columbia, SC (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE; National Science Foundation (NSF); US Dept. of Agriculture (USDA)
DOE Contract Number:
SC0018751; 1555998; 2018-33610-28260
Assignee:
University of South Carolina (Columbia, SC)
Patent Number(s):
11,807,826
Application Number:
17/552,418
OSTI ID:
2293819
Resource Relation:
Patent File Date: 12/16/2021
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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