Method of preparing a hydroxy functional vegetable oil
AssigneeBioBased Chemical
InventorDavid Casper
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Abstract
A simple, economical preparative method for the provision of hydroxyl functional materials that are derived by converting the alkene groups of the unsaturated molecules found in vegetable oils, into hydroxyl groups.
Claims32
A method of preparing a hydroxy functional vegetable oil, the process comprising contacting a raw vegetable oil with hydrogen peroxide and an organic acid in the presence of water for a sufficient period of time, a sufficient temperature, and a sufficient pressure to form alcohols from unsaturated moieties in the vegetable oil, and thereafter separating any volatiles from the hydroxylated functional vegetable oil, wherein the organic acid has from 1 to 20 carbon atoms selected from the group consisting of saturated moities and unsaturated moities.
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