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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 27, 2019
Filed:
May. 12, 2016
Iowa State University Research Foundation, Inc., Ames, IA (US);
Jason Shih-Hao Chen, Ames, IA (US);
Michael Dennis Zenner, Ames, IA (US);
Iowa State University Research Foundation, Inc., Ames, IA (US);
Abstract
Various embodiments disclosed relate to polymers and methods of making the same. In various embodiments, the present invention provides a method of forming a polymer including subjecting a composition including a carboxylic acid having the structure (R—O)—Rto conditions sufficient to form a polymer having the structure R—[O—R(O—R)—O—C(O)—R'(O—R)—C(O)]—O—R(O—R)—O—Ror a salt or ester thereof, wherein R, R′ R, R, R, R, z1, z2, and n are as defined herein. In various embodiments, the polymer is a tackifier, a viscosifier, or a combination thereof.