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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 19, 2017
Filed:
Mar. 13, 2015
Cargill, Incorporated, Wayzata, MN (US);
Todd L. Kurth, Maple Grove, MN (US);
Frank P. Lochel, Delano, MN (US);
Suzanne Stauduhar, Robbinsdale, MN (US);
Hassan Ali Tabatabaee, Plymouth, MN (US);
CARGILL, INCORPORATED, Wayzata, MN (US);
Abstract
A method for producing a blown and stripped biorenewable oil is provided. The method may include the steps of (a) heating a biorenewable oil to at least 90° C.; (b) exposing an oxygen containing stream to the heated oil to produce a blown oil having a viscosity of at least 40 cSt at 40° C.; (c) adding a base metal catalyst to the blown oil; and (d) stripping the blown oil from step (c) until the stripped oil has an acid value of from about 1 mg KOH/g to about 20 mg KOH/g; wherein the stripped oil from step (d) has a flash point of at least 220° C.