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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 18, 2017
Filed:
May. 21, 2012
Applicants:
Stephen Howard, Sherman, IL (US);
Erik Hagberg, Decatur, IL (US);
George Poppe, Forsyth, IL (US);
Inventors:
Assignee:
Archer Daniels Midland Company, Decatur, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C11C 3/10 (2006.01); C11C 1/08 (2006.01); C07D 303/42 (2006.01); C08K 5/10 (2006.01); C11B 3/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C11C 3/10 (2013.01); C07D 303/42 (2013.01); C08K 5/10 (2013.01); C11B 3/02 (2013.01); C11C 1/08 (2013.01);
Abstract
Reduced color epoxidized fatty acid esters are provided which may be used as primary plasticizers for PVC, in replacement of phthalate plasticizers. The reduced color epoxidized fatty acid esters are prepared from natural fats or oils by transesterification and interesterification processes, whereby through the use of borohydride, materials having Pt—Co colors according to ASTM D1209 on the order of 50 and lower are possible.