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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 04, 2014
Filed:
Oct. 31, 2008
Applicants:
Timothy Walter Abraham, Minnetonka, MN (US);
Jeff J. Malsam, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Inventors:
Timothy Walter Abraham, Minnetonka, MN (US);
Jeff J. Malsam, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Assignee:
Cargill, Incorporated, Wayzata, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C08G 63/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A polyester polyol made from natural oil feedstocks is disclosed. Methods for making the polyol are also disclosed. The method comprises reacting hydroxylated fatty acid/alkyl esters with a multifunctional ester-reactive initiator compound to form the polyester polyol. In one embodiment, the hydroxylated fatty acid/alkyl esters are made by hydroxylating fatty acid/alkyl esters having up to ninety-five percent by weight monounsaturation.