Polymer Additives Inc.

Valtris Specialty Chemicals

Ronald J Raleigh, Jr

George F Schaefer

John D Bradshaw

Brenda Hollo

Larry J Baldwin

Hongqiao Wu

Anne M Lawson

A method of making a benzyl cis-cyclohexane 1,2-dicarboxylate triester having the steps: a. forming a reaction mixture by reacting the following three components: i. a synthetic or biobased reagent selected from the group consisting of an alpha-hydroxyester and a beta-hydroxyester, ii. an anhydride selected from the group consisting of cis-hexahydrophthalic anhydride, 4-methylcyclohexane-1,2-dicarboxylic anhydride, and 3-methylcyclohexane-1,2-dicarboxylic anhydride, and iii. an alkylamine catalyst; and b. contacting benzyl chloride with the reaction mixture to yield a product that is free of phthalates and includes at least one benzyl cis-cyclohexane 1,2-dicarboxylate triester.

Triesters from alpha-and-beta-hydroxyesters

A process of transesterifying biobased epoxidized vegetable oils with a dialkyl carbonate produces mixtures of epoxidized fatty acid cyclic glycerin carbonate esters and epoxidized fatty acid alkyl esters.

Plasticizer mixture of epoxidized fatty acid glycerin carbonate ester and epoxidized fatty acid esters

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Mentor, OH, United States of America

Ronald J Raleigh, Jr