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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 13, 2015
Filed:
Sep. 23, 2011
Glenn L. Heise, Britton, MI (US);
Brajendra K. Sharma, Savoy, IL (US);
Sevim Z. Erhan, Blue Bell, PA (US);
Glenn L. Heise, Britton, MI (US);
Brajendra K. Sharma, Savoy, IL (US);
Sevim Z. Erhan, Blue Bell, PA (US);
The United States of America, as represented by the Secretary of Agriculture, Washington, DC (US);
The Penn State Research Foundation, University Park, PA (US);
Abstract
Chemically-modified fatty acids prepared by reacting epoxidized fatty acids, their esters or triglyceride oils with borate compounds. The fatty acid derivatives produced are of the formula: wherein R is an H, branched or straight chain alkyl or alkenyl group, aromatic-containing group, glycerol, or glyceride, R″ is a C3 to C29 aliphatic chain comprising one or more of the derivatized methylene groups of the formula: wherein and Ris selected from aryl, and straight, branched, cyclic or heterocyclic hydrocarbons or substituted hydrocarbons. These fatty acid derivatives have utility as antiwear/antifriction additives for industrial oils, fuels, and automotive applications.