Bio-lubricant compositions and methods thereof
AssigneeAuburn University
InventorsSushil Adhikari, Hossein Jahromi
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Abstract
The present disclosure provides a method of producing a lubricant composition comprising the steps of hydrolyzing a starting material to provide a hydrolyzed product mixture, reacting the hydrolyzed product mixture under conditions capable of producing a condensation product mixture, contacting the condensation product mixture with a cyclic compound to provide a coupled product mixture, and hydrogenating the coupled product mixture to provide the lubricant composition. In addition, other methods and compositions thereof are also provided.
Claims18
A method of producing a lubricant composition, said method comprising the steps of
- i. hydrolyzing a starting material comprising one or more triglycerides to provide a hydrolyzed product mixture, wherein the hydrolyzed product mixture comprises one or more fatty acids, and wherein the starting material is an oil, wherein the oil is a waste cooking oil,
- ii. condensing the one or more fatty acids of the hydrolyzed product mixture to provide a condensation product mixture, wherein the condensation product mixture comprises an anhydride, a ketone, an ether, an acyl halide, an arene, or any combination thereof,
- iii. contacting the anhydride of the condensation product mixture with a cyclic compound, thereby acylating the cyclic compound to provide a coupled product mixture, and
- iv. hydrogenating the coupled product mixture to provide the lubricant composition.
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