Esterified oil soluble polyalkylene glycols
AssigneeDow Global Technologies LLC
InventorsEdward Daugs, Martin R. Greaves, Yaokun Han
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Abstract
Embodiments of the present disclosure are directed processes to produce a low-color esterified oil soluble polyalkylene glycol, the process comprising forming a reaction mixture including a low viscosity oil soluble polyalkylene glycol and an excess amount of valeric acid, where the reaction mixture is formed in the presence of a catalytic amount of ortho-phosphoric acid catalyst to yield an organic phase including the low-color esterified oil soluble polyalkylene glycol.
Claims11
A process to produce a low-color esterified oil soluble polyalkylene glycol, the process comprising forming a reaction mixture including a low viscosity oil soluble polyalkylene glycol and an excess amount of valeric acid, wherein the reaction mixture is formed in the presence of a catalytic amount of ortho-phosphoric acid catalyst to yield the low-color esterified oil soluble polyalkylene glycol;
- wherein the low-color esterified oil soluble polyalkylene glycol has a Kinematic Viscosity at 100° C. (KV100) as determined in accordance with ASTM D7042 of 4 mm2/second or less.
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