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Epoxy fatty acid ester plasticizers. Preparation and properties
Author(s) -
Greenspan Frank P.,
Gall Ralph J.
Publication year - 1956
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/bf02630763
Subject(s) - plasticizer , epoxy , epoxide , organic chemistry , catalysis , chemistry , acetic acid , hydrogen peroxide , polymer chemistry , materials science
Summary The preparation of epoxy fatty acid ester plasticizers has been reviewed. These plasticizers can be prepared by epoxidation reactions, utilizing a preformed peracid or an in‐situ technique. A new in‐situ epoxidation process, utilizing hydrogen peroxide and acetic acid in the presence of strong acid catalyst, has been described. Excellent conversions to epoxide have been achieved with a series of monounsaturated and polyunsaturated esters. Epoxy fatty acid esters are excellent plasticizers for vinyl resins. Their performance in a series of additional epoxy plasticizers of vegetable and marine origin is described. Novel epoxy plasticizers based upon mixed acetylated mono‐ and di‐glyceride have been prepared and are found to have excellent plasticizer performance.