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US 11,230,682 B2Granted
Lubricating base oils from esterified alkoxylated polyols using saturated long-chain fatty acids
AssigneeTetramer Technologies, LLC
InventorsZachary Hunt, Peter Gennaro, Jeffrey R. DiMaio
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Abstract
The present disclosure relates to methods and compositions for making bio-based, biodegradable, and non-bioaccumulating lubricating base oils generated by esterifying alkoxylated polyols (average alkoxylation ≥3) with long-chain (≥C14) saturated and unsaturated fatty acids (FA) or fatty acids modified using industry recognized techniques.
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A synthetic ester lubricating base oil comprising:
- at least one propoxylated or butoxylated polyol, wherein the average degree of propoxylation or butoxylation is from ≥3;
- at least one fatty acid, wherein the fatty acid is substantially long-chain, equal to or greater than C14;
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- wherein the hydroxyl value of the lubricating base oil is less than 8 mg KOH/g.
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A method for forming a synthetic ester lubricating base oil comprising:
- a. Propoxylating or butoxylating at least one polyol backbone, wherein the average degree of propoxylation or butoxylation is from ≥3;
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- b. Esterifying the at least one propoxylated or butoxylated polyol backbone with at least one fatty acid, wherein the at least one fatty acid is substantially long-chain, equal to or greater than C14;
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- wherein the hydroxyl value of the lubricating base oil is less than 8 mg KOH/g.
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