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US 6,284,007 B1Granted
Vegetable lipid-based composition and candle
AssigneeIndiana Soybean Board, Inc.
InventorBernard Y. Tao
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Abstract
A vegetable lipid-based composition comprised of a vegetable lipid component and a petroleum wax is described. The vegetable lipid component may include a triglyceride or a free fatty acid/triglyceride mixture. The vegetable lipid-based composition has properties that make it advantageous in candle production.
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A composition, comprising:
- a candle, said candle formed from a free fatty acid/triglyceride mixture and a petroleum wax, wherein said composition includes a greater amount by weight of said free fatty acid/triglyceride mixture than said petroleum wax, and said free fatty acid/triglyceride mixture is comprised of about 1% by weight to about 99% by weight of said free fatty acid and about 1% by weight to about 99% by weight of said triglyceride.
A device, comprising:
- a body forming a candle, said body having a wick therein, said body formed from a vegetable lipid-based composition comprising about 83% by weight to about 100% by weight of a free fatty acid/triglyceride mixture and up to about 17% by weight of a petroleum wax,
- wherein said free fatty acid/triglyceride mixture is comprised of about 1% by weight to about 99% by weight of said free fatty acid and about 1% by weight to about 99% by weight of said triglyceride,
- wherein said free fatty acid/triglyceride mixture includes triglycerides having fatty acid components,
- wherein said fatty acid components include palmitic acid, stearic acid and oleic acid, and
- wherein said stearic acid is present up to about 75% by weight, said palmitic acid is present up to about 39% by weight and said oleic acid is present up to about 73% by weight.
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A composition, consisting essentially of:
- a candle, said candle formed from a free fatty acid/triglyceride mixture and a petroleum wax, wherein said composition includes a greater amount by weight of said free fatty acid/triglyceride mixture than said petroleum wax, and said free fatty acid/triglyceride mixture is comprised of about 1% by weight to about 99% by weight of said free fatty acid and about 1% by weight to about 99% by weight of said triglyceride.
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