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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 03, 2013
Filed:
Dec. 21, 2010
Seiki Tamura, Ichihara, JP;
Tomohiro Iimura, Sodegaura, JP;
Tatsuo Souda, Ichihara, JP;
Akito Hayashi, Ichihara, JP;
Haruhiko Furukawa, Chiba, JP;
Seiki Tamura, Ichihara, JP;
Tomohiro Iimura, Sodegaura, JP;
Tatsuo Souda, Ichihara, JP;
Akito Hayashi, Ichihara, JP;
Haruhiko Furukawa, Chiba, JP;
Dow Corning Toray., Ltd., Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
This inventive thickener or gellant for oil materials is characterized by comprising (A) an high molecular weight organopolysiloxane that has a polyglycerol structure-containing hydrophilic group Q and that is represented by the following structural formula (1): R(R)Si—O—(SiR—O)—(SiRQ-O)—(SiRL-O)—Si(R))Rwherein Ris a monovalent hydrocarbyl group or a hydrogen atom; L is a chain organosiloxane group, n1, n2, and n3 are numbers in the ranges 200≦n1≦1000, 0≦n2≦20, and 0≦n3≦50; R is a group selected from L and Q; q is an integer in the range from 0 to 3; wherein when n2=0, q is an integer in the range from 1 to 3 and at least one R is Q. The thickener or gellant exhibits an excellent compatibility with a variety of oil systems.