Transesterification composition of fatty acid esters, and uses thereof
US7252779B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Aug 2, 2001 |
| Grant date | Aug 7, 2007 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 26, 2023 |
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- Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
- CPC primaryC10N2040/50
- WIPO fieldBasic materials chemistry
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
This invention is a composition that includes a transesterified fatty acid ester resulting from the reaction of a fatty acid ester, in the presence of an acid, with a hydroxyl-containing compound. The fatty acid esters of the invention are selected from those with a carbon number of eight to twenty. The hydroxyl-containing compound is an alcohol having a carbon number between one and eighteen. The resulting composition is useful as a lubricant, as a heat transfer agent, as a rheological modifier and as a corrosion/moisture inhibitor, among other uses.
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