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US 2021/0230651 A1Published application
Hydroformylated Triglycerides and Uses Thereof
AssigneeCheckerspot, Inc.
InventorsZoran Petrovic, Jian Hong, Mihail Ionescu
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Abstract
This disclosure provides methods for the chemical modification of triglycerides that are highly enriched in specific fatty acids and subsequent use thereof for producing functionally versatile polymers.
Claims22
A method of producing a hydroformylated polyol, comprising:
- a) obtaining a microbial oil comprising triacylglycerol (TAG) species having a fatty acid profile comprising at least 60% of one or more unsaturated fatty acids;
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- b) hydroformylating and hydrogenating said microbial oil, thereby generating said hydroformylated polyol.
A method of producing a polyester diol, comprising:
- a) obtaining a microbial oil comprising triacylglycerol (TAG) species having a fatty acid profile comprising at least 60% of one or more unsaturated fatty acids;
- b) hydroformylating and hydrogenating said microbial oil, thereby generating a hydroformylated polyol;
- c) methylating said hydroformylated polyol, thereby generating a hydroformylated fatty acid methyl ester;
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- d) transesterifying said hydroformylated fatty acid methyl ester in the presence of an alkyl diol, thereby generating the polyester diol.
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A method of producing a hydroformylated polyol, comprising:
- a) obtaining a microbial oil comprising up to nine TAG species present in amounts of 1% or more in said microbial oil, wherein said up to nine TAG species present in amounts of 1% or more have a fatty acid profile comprising at least 60% of one or more unsaturated fatty acids;
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- b) hydroformylating and hydrogenating said at least 60% of one or more unsaturated fatty acids, thereby generating said hydroformylated polyol.
A method of producing a hydroformylated polyol, comprising:
- a) obtaining a microbial oil comprising 30% or more of triolein and up to nine TAG species present in amounts of 1% or more in said microbial oil, wherein said up to nine TAG species present in amounts of 1% or more have a fatty acid profile comprising at least 60% of oleic acid;
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- b) hydroformylating and hydrogenating said microbial oil, thereby generating said hydroformylated polyol.
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