Food-grade lubricant compositions comprising estolide compounds
AssigneeBiosynthetic Technologies, LLC
InventorsJakob Bredsguard, Jeremy Forest, Travis Thompson
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Abstract
Provided herein are compositions comprising at least one estolide compound of formula: in which n is an integer equal to or greater than 0; m is an integer equal to or greater than 1; R1, independently for each occurrence, is selected from optionally substituted alkyl that is saturated or unsaturated, and branched or unbranched; R2 is selected from hydrogen and optionally substituted alkyl that is saturated or unsaturated, and branched or unbranched; and R3 and R4, independently for each occurrence, are selected from optionally substituted alkyl that is saturated or unsaturated, and branched or unbranched. Also provided are uses of the compositions described herein.
Claims22
A method of lubricating food service equipment, comprising contacting at least a portion of the food service equipment with a food-grade lubricant composition comprising at least one estolide compound selected from compounds of Formula I:
- wherein
- x is, independently for each occurrence, an integer selected from 0 to 20;
- y is, independently for each occurrence, an integer selected from 0 to 20;
- n is an integer greater than or equal to 0;
- R1 is an optionally substituted alkyl that is saturated or unsaturated, and branched or unbranched;
- and
- R2 is an optionally substituted alkyl that is saturated or unsaturated, and branched or unbranched,
- wherein each fatty acid chain residue of said at least one estolide compound is independently optionally substituted.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.