Triglyceride Oil Compositions
AssigneeCheckerspot, Inc.
InventorScott Franklin
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Abstract
This disclosure provides a triglyceride oil possessing an extremely low cloud point and low viscosity concomitant with a higher than anticipated saturated fatty acid content, very low polyunsaturated fatty acid content, and low iodine value. While many naturally occurring triglyceride oils possess one or more of these properties, natural triglyceride oils lack one or more of these attributes, thus making them less than ideal in industrial applications, such as lubricants, fuels, or dielectric fluids. The combination of attributes possessed by a triglyceride oil described herein, achieved without the addition of any additives, is unique compared with natural counterparts and as such, can find wide applications in the aforementioned fields.
Claims123
A triglyceride oil comprising 6% or more of a C10:1 fatty acid on a weight percentage basis.
A triglyceride oil comprising up to 1% of a C8:0 fatty acid, up to 23% of a C10:0 fatty acid, up to 9% of a C12:0 fatty acid, up to 1% of a C14:0 fatty acid, and up to 1% of a C16:0 fatty acid on a weight percentage basis.
A triglyceride oil comprising up to 1% of a C8:0 fatty acid, up to 23% of a C10:0 fatty acid, 7% or more of a C10:1 fatty acid, up to 8% of a C12:0 fatty acid, 55% or more of a C12:1 fatty acid, and up to 1% of a C14:0 fatty acid on a weight percentage basis.
A triglyceride oil comprising up to 3% of a polyunsaturated fatty acid (PUFA) on a weight percentage basis, wherein said oil has a kinematic viscosity that is up to 42 cSt, and wherein said oil has a cloud point that is −18° C. or lower.
The oil of 45, further comprising said PUFA at a weight percentage of up to 3%.
The oil of 45 or 46, wherein said PUFA is a C18:2 fatty acid, a C18:3 fatty acid, a C22:2 fatty acid, or a combination thereof.
A triglyceride oil comprising 32% or more of a saturated fatty acid on a weight percentage basis, wherein said oil has a cloud point that is −18° C. or lower.
The oil of 55 or 56, further comprising up to 1% of a C6:0 fatty acid on a weight percentage basis.
The oil of 55 or 56, further comprising a C6:0 fatty acid at a weight percentage of up to 1%.
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