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Estolides from meadowfoam oil fatty acids and other monounsaturated fatty acids
Author(s) -
Erhan Selim M.,
Kleiman Robert,
Isbell Terry A.
Publication year - 1993
Publication title -
journal of the american oil chemists' society
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.512
H-Index - 117
eISSN - 1558-9331
pISSN - 0003-021X
DOI - 10.1007/bf02542576
Subject(s) - chemistry , oleic acid , trimer , plasticizer , organic chemistry , linoleic acid , fatty acid , lubricant , food science , polyunsaturated fatty acid , dimer , biochemistry
The formation of estolides was detected during the studies on dimerization of meadowfoam oil fatty acids. By adjusting the reaction conditions, it was possible to produce monoestolides with little dimer or trimer formations. Estolides have potential use in lubricant, cosmetic and ink formulations and in plasticizers. This paper reports the conditions for production of estolides from mixed meadow‐foam fatty acids, commercial oleic acid, high‐oleic sun‐flower oil fatty acids, cis ‐5, cis ‐13‐docosadienoic acid, petroselinic acid and linoleic acid.