Cargill Inc.

Milhail Ionescu

Timothy Walter Abraham

Zoran S Petrovic

Ivan J Javni

Jeff J Malsam

Xiuguang A Guo

Enhanced oligomeric polyols are reported. The enhanced oligomeric polyols may be prepared by a method comprising the steps of: (a) providing an oligomeric polyol that comprises at least one glycerol fatty acid ester having at least one glycerol fatty acid ester bond; wherein at least 5% of the ethyldenyl groups (*C&#x2550;C*) in the glycerol fatty acid ester are substituted with a bonding structure selected from the group consisting of: C-*C&#x2014;C*-C; O-*C&#x2014;C*-O; C=*C&#x2014;C*-C, and mixtures thereof, where * is used to denote the original carbon atoms in the ethylidenyl group; and (b) cleaving at least a portion of the glycerol fatty acid ester bonds to form the enhanced oligomeric polyol. The enhanced oligomeric polyols are useful in making polymers such as polyurethanes.

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Pittsburg, KS, United States of America

Milhail Ionescu