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| 554115000 | Additional carbonyl in the acid moiety (e.g., oiticica oil, licanic acid, etc.) | 45 |
| 20100010245 | RESINS OF NATURAL ORIGIN DERIVED FROM VEGETABLE OIL AND FROM HYDROXY ACIDS - The present invention relates to an organic resin derived from a naturally occurring oil or fat comprising monoglycerides and/or diglycerides, esterified with a poly(hydroxy acid) having the following formula: | 01-14-2010 |
| 20110028746 | METHOD FOR THE DECARBOXYLATIVE HYDROFORMYLATION OF ALPHA, BETA- UNSATURATED CARBOXYLIC ACIDS - The present invention relates to a process for preparing aldehydes by reacting an α,β-unsaturated carboxylic acid or a salt thereof with carbon monoxide and hydrogen in the presence of a catalyst comprising at least one complex of a metal of transition group VIII of the Periodic Table of the Elements with at least one compound of the formula (I), | 02-03-2011 |
| 20150126759 | HYDROXYTYROSOL DERIVATIVES, THEIR METHOD OF PREPARATION AND USE IN PERSONAL CARE - Hydroxytyrosol derivative compositions, methods for their manufacture, and their use in personal care products are disclosed. Lipophilic hydroxytyrosol carbonate ester compound can be made by oxidizing a substituted hydroxybenzaldehyde compound with an oxidizing agent such as hydrogen peroxide under mild conditions. The process involves enzymatic esterification of 4-(2-hydroxyethyl)phenol to form the corresponding ester, the introduction of a formyl group ortho to the phenolic hydroxyl group of the ester to form a lipophilic formyltyrosol ester; oxidation of the lipophilic formyltyrosol ester with a peroxide compound to form a lipophilic hydroxytyrosol ester compound; and reaction of lipophilic hydroxytyrosol ester compound with carbonic acid ester derivatives to form a lipophilic hydroxytyrosol carbonic ester compound. These compounds are useful is a wide variety of personal care compositions as anti-aging compounds that are stable against oxidation. | 05-07-2015 |
| 20150344401 | METHODS OF CONVERTING MIXTURES OF PALMITOLEIC AND OLEIC ACID ESTERS TO HIGH VALUE PRODUCTS - The invention describes methods and systems for making particular organic compounds from unsaturated fatty acids derived from biological materials. Particular embodiments describe synthesizing civetone and olefins from a mixture of palmitoleic and oleic unsaturated fatty acid esters. The inventive methods use reaction steps such as metathesis, cyclization, hydrolysis, and/or decarboxylation. | 12-03-2015 |
| 554117000 | Alicyclic ring in the acid moiety (e.g., prostaglandin analogs, etc.) | 1 |
| 20150368180 | ACID CATALYZED OLIGOMERIZATION OF ALKYL ESTERS AND CARBOXYLIC ACIDS - The oligomerization of certain carboxylic acids and alkyl esters derived from natural oils is disclosed. This includes the oligomerization of C | 12-24-2015 |
| 554120000 | Hydrogen bonded directly to the additional carbonyl (i.e., aldehyde containing) | 3 |
| 20120264956 | OXIDATIVE CLEAVAGE OF UNSATURATED CARBOXYLIC ACIDS - Provided are processes for the oxidative cleavage of a double bond in an unsaturated carboxylic acid. The process includes contacting the unsaturated carboxylic acid with a mild oxidizing agent and agitating the unsaturated carboxylic acid and the mild oxidizing agent for a time sufficient to cleave a double bond of the unsaturated carboxylic acid and produce a product comprising an aldehyde. The process is typically carried out in a mill, such as a ball, hammer, attrition, or jet mill. | 10-18-2012 |
| 20140200359 | OXIDATIVE CLEAVAGE OF UNSATURATED CARBOXYLIC ACIDS - Provided are processes for the oxidative cleavage of a double bond in an unsaturated carboxylic acid. The process includes contacting the unsaturated carboxylic acid with a mild oxidizing agent and agitating the unsaturated carboxylic acid and the mild oxidizing agent for a time sufficient to cleave a double bond of the unsaturated carboxylic acid and produce a product comprising an aldehyde. The process is typically carried out in a mill, such as a ball, hammer, attrition, or jet mill. | 07-17-2014 |
| 20160159841 | LOW-ISOMERIZATION HYDROFORMYLATION OF OLEIC-ACID-ESTER-CONTAINING MIXTURES - The invention relates to new ligands based on derivatives of phosphorous acid, to compositions that have said new ligands, and to the use thereof in a method for the low-isomerization hydroformylation of oleic-acid-ester-containing mixtures. | 06-09-2016 |
| 554121000 | The additional carbonyl is in a -C(=O)O- group | 37 |
| 20100204498 | AGENT HAVING NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR-LIKE ACTIVITY - The present invention provides a pharmaceutical agent having high safety and a neurotrophic factor-like activity, which contains, as an active ingredient, any one compound included in fatty acids each having 8 carbon atoms (C8) or having 10 carbon atoms (C10) to 12 carbon atoms (C12) or fatty acid esters thereof, such as 3,7-dimethyloctanoic acid ethyl ester, geranic acid ethyl ester, and the like, each of which has 8 carbon atoms (C8), decanoic acid methyl ester, trans-2-decenoic acid, trans-2-decenoic acid methyl ester, trans-2-decenoic acid ethyl ester, trans-2-decenoic acid-2-decenyl ester, trans-2-decenoic acid cyclohexyl ester, trans-2-decenoic acid isopropyl ester, trans-3-decenoic acid methyl ester, trans-9-decenoic acid methyl ester, and the like, each of which has 10 carbon atoms (C10), trans-10-undecenoic acid methyl ester, trans-10-undecenoic acid ethyl ester, and the like, each of which has 11 carbon atoms (C11), and dodecanoic acid, and the like, each of which has 12 carbon atoms (C12), or salts thereof or prodrugs thereof. | 08-12-2010 |
| 20110071308 | PROCESS FOR PREPARING CRYSTALS BASED ON A FATTY ACID ESTER - The present invention relates to an improved process for preparing a fluid concentrated ingredient based on crystals based on a fatty acid ester, and also to the use of this fluid concentrated ingredient. | 03-24-2011 |
| 20110275843 | REFINING OF EDIBLE OIL - The present invention discloses a commercial process for the production of refined palm oil rich in natural carotene. The process for the production of natural carotene rich refined oil comprises the steps of: (i) fractionating crude palm oil to form a liquid fraction and a solid portion; (ii) separating the liquid fraction from the solid portion; (iii) degumming the liquid fraction; (iv) neutralizing the degummed liquid fraction to substantially remove free tatty acids and impurities; (v) washing off the soap resulting from the neutralization step; and (vi) deodorizing the neutralized the product of step (v) to remove remaining free fatty acids and other impurities contained therein, thus forming a refined palm oil that contains less than 0.1% free fatty acid, has a carotene content retained of about 75%, an iodine value of less than 60 and a peroxide value of zero. | 11-10-2011 |
| 20120041219 | DOUBLE ESTERS AND LUBRICANTS THEREOF - A new compound that comprises a branched ester based primarily on renewable resources preferably has good friction properties, a low pour point; acceptable viscosity, and good thermal oxidative stability and is useful as a functional fluid such as a lubricant. The branched ester is a double ester of a polyhydric alcohol having at least two active hydrogen groups separated by at least one carbon atom, wherein each hydroxyl group of the polyhydric alcohol is esterified with one monobasic secondary hydroxy fatty acid group and each hydroxyl of a fatty acid is esterified with one alkyl or cycloalkyl monobasic carboxylic acid group that has from 2 to 22 carbon atoms. | 02-16-2012 |
| 20120226060 | PROCESS FOR THE CATALYTIC CLEAVAGE OF VEGETABLE OILS - Process for the production of saturated monocarboxylic acids and triglycerides of saturated carboxylic acids having more than one acid function starting from non-modified vegetable oils containing triglycerides of unsaturated fatty acids, comprising the oxidative cleavage of the unsaturated fatty acids. | 09-06-2012 |
| 20130066089 | METHOD OF PRODUCING SATURATED ALKYL ESTERS/ACIDS - Disclosed herein is the production of saturated alkyl esters or acids from furan materials. The starting compounds contain furan, ketone, and ester or acid functional groups and may be biologically-derived. The method includes hydrogenating the starting compound to form a reduced mixture. The method further includes hydrodeoxygenation of the reduced mixture to yield a saturated alkyl ester or acid. The saturated alkyl ester or acid can be unbranched or branched. The ester and acid products have a wide variety of applications and may be further processed into surfactants, solvents, and lubricants suitable for use in consumer products. | 03-14-2013 |
| 20130178640 | RENEWABLE FATTY ACID WAXES AND METHODS OF MAKING - Natural oil based fatty acid wax compositions and their methods of making are provided. The methods comprise providing a natural oil, and hydrogenating and metathesizing the natural oil, and then converting the hydrogenated metathesized natural oil to obtain a fatty acid wax comprising free fatty acids and/or salts of fatty acids, glycerol and/or alcohol, and paraffin, wherein the fatty acid wax has at least 50 wt % of carbon chain compositions with at least 18 carbon atoms. The compositions may comprise 85-100 wt % long-chain fatty acids, 0-15 wt % esters, wherein the fatty acid comprises between 15-60 wt % long chain di-acids and 40-85 wt % long chain mono-acids. The compositions may comprise about 50-100 wt % long-chain fatty acids and about 0-50 wt % esters, wherein the fatty acid may comprise between about 15-80 wt % long chain di-acids and about 20-85 wt % long chain monoacids. | 07-11-2013 |
| 20130190518 | TERPENOID DERIVATIVES OBTAINED FROM TERPENOIDS STEMING FROM RENEWABLE SOURCES - The present invention relates to a process for preparing a terpenoid derivative, the process comprising a metathesis of an olefin and a terpenoid, and to terpenoid derivatives prepared with said process. | 07-25-2013 |
| 20130253211 | METHODS FOR THE PRODUCTION OF DIESTERS FROM TRIACYLGLYCERIDE ESTERS - Efficient methods for the production of long-chain unsaturated dicarboxylic compounds are disclosed. Unsaturated dicarboxylic compounds may be prepared from a reaction mixture containing unsaturated carboxylic compounds in the presence of one or more catalysts. In addition to the unsaturated dicarboxylic compounds, alkene compounds may also be produced. The alkene compounds may be removed from the reaction mixture under reduced pressure. The method may also use a wiped-film still as a means to remove the alkene compounds from the reaction mixture. Reaction conditions may be monitored and/or controlled through the use of one or more electronic system(s) in communication with a variety of sensors and controllable devices. | 09-26-2013 |
| 20140031570 | NATURAL BASED BRANCHED COMPOSITIONS - A linoleum composition including a dendritic substituent comprising a polyfunctional core including a plurality of primary branches extending; from the core and (ii) a plurality of dendritic branches extending from the plurality of primary branches, and each dendritic branch having an unsaturated functionality. | 01-30-2014 |
| 20150025259 | PROCESS FOR TREATING REACTION SOLUTION CONTAINING LONG CHAIN DICARBOXYLATE - Disclosed is a process for treating a reaction solution containing a long chain dicarboxylate. The process is characterized by comprising: acidifying a reaction solution so as to convert the long chain dicarboxylate into a long chain dicarboxylic acid, adding an extractant so as to extract the resulting long chain dicarboxylic acid, separating the phase rich in the long chain dicarboxylic acid, and further separating the long chain dicarboxylic acid. The process of the present invention has the following advantages: 1) the processing route is simple, the operation time is short, less equipment is required, and the production efficiency is high; 2) product yield is high; 3) product quality is good, purity in the resulting products is high, and the color is lighter; and 4) no active carbon is consumed and the solvent can be recycled, thereby saving resources and being environmentally friendly. | 01-22-2015 |
| 20150299613 | Methods of Refining and Producing Dibasic Esters and Acids from Natural Oil Feedstocks - Methods are provided for refining natural oil feedstocks and producing dibasic esters and/or dibasic acids. The methods comprise reacting a terminal olefin with an internal olefin in the presence of a metathesis catalyst to form a dibasic ester and/or dibasic acid. In certain embodiments, the olefin esters are formed by reacting the feedstock in the presence of a metathesis catalyst under conditions sufficient to form a metathesized product comprising olefins and esters, separating the olefins from the esters in the metathesized product, and transesterifying the esters in the presence of an alcohol to form a transesterified product having olefin esters. | 10-22-2015 |
| 20150336871 | METHOD FOR SYNTHESISING BIOBASED UNSATURATED ACIDS - The invention relates to a method for preparing a compound of formula (I), | 11-26-2015 |
| 20150344395 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING 3,5-DIMETHYLDODECANOIC ACID; AND 4-CARBOXY-3,5-DIMETHYL-3,5-DODECADIENOIC ACID - Provided is a process for producing 3,5-dimethyldodecanoic acid, which is an active ingredient of the pheromone of California prionus, and 4-carboxy-3,5-dimethyl-3,5-dodecadienoic acid which is an intermediate useful for producing 3,5-dimethyldodecanoic acid. More specifically, provided is a method for producing 3,5-dimethyldodecanoic acid, comprising the steps of subjecting 3-methyl-2-pentene-1,5-diacid diester (1) and 2-nonanone (2) to a condensation reaction and subsequent hydrolysis into 4-carboxy-3,5-dimethyl-3,5-dodecadienoic acid (3); decarboxylating or decarboxylating and hydrolyzing the 4-carboxy-3,5-dimethyl-3,5-dodecadienoic acid (3) into 3,5-dimethyl-2,4-dodecadienoic acid (4); and hydrogenating the 3,5-dimethyl-2,4-dodecadienoic acid (4) into 3,5-dimethyldodecanoic acid (5), as shown in the following scheme: | 12-03-2015 |
| 20160002569 | THE PREPARATION OF BIOPOLYOL ESTERS FOR LUBRICANT APPLICATION - Ester polyol esters are a unique class of lubricants that have adjustable molecular weights, viscosities, and pour points based on the character of their reaction materials and relative ratios. There is provided a method for preparing at least one ester polyol ester, the method comprising the method comprising preparing a reaction mixture comprising at least one polyol compound; at least one dicarboxylic acid; and at least one monocarboxylic acid, wherein the at least one polyol compound is esterified with the at least one dicarboxylic acid and the at least one monocarboxylic acid, wherein the reaction mixture has a hydroxyl group to carboxyl group ratio (HCR) corresponding to a ratio of moles of hydroxyl groups to moles of carboxyl groups, and the HCR is less than about 1. | 01-07-2016 |
| 20160122280 | Terminally Selective Metathesis of Polyenes Derived from Natural Oil - Methods of carrying out metathesis reactions of natural oil-derived polyenes (e.g., dienes and trienes), including functionalized polyenes, are generally disclosed herein. In some embodiments, the dienes or trienes contain a terminal carbon-carbon double bond, and the metathesis reaction is selective toward reaction of the terminal carbon-carbon double bonds in the polyene. Compounds made by such methods are also generally disclosed herein. | 05-05-2016 |
| 554122000 | Plural additional carbonyls in the acid moiety | 21 |
| 20110092723 | LIQUID-LIQUID EXTRACTION PROCESS FOR THE PURIFICATION OF ESTOLIDES FOR USE AS LUBRICANTS - A process is described for the purification of estolides for subsequent use as lubricants. This purification process comprises the removal of free fatty acids present in the estolide by liquid-liquid extraction using an alcohol, preferably ethanol or methanol, as solvent, where the total acid number of the estolide after purification is less than 1 mg KOH/g of sample, which endows it with characteristics of oxidation stability suitable for its use as a lubricant. | 04-21-2011 |
| 20110213170 | ESTOLIDE DERIVATIVES USEFUL AS BIOLUBRICANTS - A double ester composition prepared by a three-step process comprising the non-ordered steps of a homopolymerization, a transesterification, and a capping, wherein the ordered steps include a sequence of homopolymerization, capping, and transesterification, or a sequence of transesterification, homopolymerization, and capping. The ester is useful particularly as a biolubricant having a high level of renewable carbons, and may exhibit particularly desirable properties relating to pour point, thermo-oxidative stability, and viscometric behavior due to reduced or eliminated levels of unsaturation in the final double esters. | 09-01-2011 |
| 20110213171 | THE WAY OF PREPARING VEGETABLE OILS (TRI-GLICERIDES) FOR POWERING JET ENGINES. - The way of preparing vegetable oils (tri-glicerides) for powering jet engines, where vegetable oils (tri-glicerides) are made of 18 carbon atoms C 18, and molecule of tri-gliceride is built from carbon, hydrogen and oxygen, and in addition tri-gliceride is made of three carbon atoms joined to oneself with single bonds, and every carbon atom is combined moreover with single bonds with a hydrogen atom on one side and with atoms of oxygen on the other, and in addition it's characteristic, that ‘outermost’, four-value carbon atoms are connected with hydrogen atoms, while centre, three-value carbon atom with one hydrogen atom, moreover every carbon atom, through oxygen atoms, is connected with next four-value carbon atom, making the base of the tri-gliceride twig, and four-value carbon atoms are connected through single bonds with the oxygen atom (and backwards with carbon atoms) through double connection with different atoms of oxygen and through the single bond with so-called radical, which is a simple hydrocarbon chain depends on the fact, that for powering the jet engine the vegetable oil should be held in the scope of temperatures in an optimal way from −14° C. to +120° C., and before injecting directly into the jet engine it should be heated to the range of temperatures in an optimal way from +285° C. to +350° C. | 09-01-2011 |
| 20120108834 | BIOLUBRICANT ESTERS FROM THE ALCOHOLS OF UNSATURATED FATTY ACIDS - The present invention is generally directed to triester-based lubricant compositions. The present invention is also directed to methods of making these and other similar lubricant compositions. In some embodiments, the methods for making such triester-based lubricants utilize a biomass precursor comprising mono-unsaturated fatty acids, wherein such mono-unsaturated fatty acids are reduced to mono-unsaturated fatty alcohols en route to the synthesis of triester species for use as/in the triester-based lubricant compositions. Subsequent steps in such synthesis may employ carboxylic acids and/or acyl halides/anhydrides derived from biomass and/or Fischer-Tropsch synthesis. | 05-03-2012 |
| 20120172609 | Catalytic processes for preparing estolide base oils - Provided herein are processes for preparing estolides and estolide base oils from fatty acid reactants utilizing catalysts. Further provided herein are processes for preparing carboxylic esters from at least one carboxylic acid reactant and at least one olefin. | 07-05-2012 |
| 20120277451 | DIACYLGLYCEROL ACYLTRANSFERASE GENES AND USE THEREOF - It is an object to provide a novel diacylglycerol acyltransferase. The present invention relates to a diacylglycerol acyltransferase, a polynucleotide encoding the same, and so on. The present invention provides a polynucleotide comprising the nucleotide sequence of, e.g., SEQ ID NO: 1 or 4, a polynucleotide encoding a protein consisting of the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 2, an expression vector and transformant comprising the polynucleotide, a method for producing a lipid or fatty acid composition using the transformant, or a food, etc. comprising the lipid or fatty acid produced by the method. | 11-01-2012 |
| 20130053589 | HYDROXY ESTOLIDES, POLY-CAPPED ESTOLIDES, AND METHODS OF MAKING THE SAME - Provided herein are poly-capped estolides, including those of the Formula IV | 02-28-2013 |
| 20130197250 | ELIMINATION OF ORGANOHALO AND OXIRANE SPECIES IN CARBOXYLIC ACID ESTER STREAMS - The present technology provides a process of reducing, removing or eliminating organohalo, glycidol, and oxirane species from carboxylic acid esters streams and crude and refined triglyceride oils to provide a carboxylic acid ester stream or triglyceride oil with reduced levels or essentially free of organohalo, glycidyl or other oxirane species. The process includes adding to the carboxylic acid ester stream or triglyceride oil an amount of a carboxylate anion and a cation counterion sufficient to react with the organohalo, glycidyl and oxirane species present. | 08-01-2013 |
| 20130245298 | ACETIC ACID-CAPPED ESTOLIDE BASE OILS AND METHODS OF MAKING THE SAME - Provided herein are compounds, including those of the Formula II | 09-19-2013 |
| 20130261325 | DICARBOXYLATE-CAPPED ESTOLIDE COMPOUNDS AND METHODS OF MAKING AND USING THE SAME - Described herein are dicarboxylate-capped estolide compound and methods of making the same. Exemplary dicarboxylate-capped estolide compounds include those of the formula | 10-03-2013 |
| 20130274493 | HIGH- AND LOW-VISCOSITY ESTOLIDE BASE OILS AND LUBRICANTS - Provided herein are compounds of the formula: | 10-17-2013 |
| 20130324754 | PROCESSES OF PREPARING ESTOLIDE BASE OILS AND LUBRICANTS THAT INCLUDE TRANSESTERIFICATION - Provided herein are processes of producing estolide base oils, including the process comprising providing at least one fatty acid ester, and contacting the at least one fatty acid ester with at least one fatty acid to form an estolide base oil. Exemplary processes include the use of transesterification to form the at least one fatty acid ester and/or estolide base oil. | 12-05-2013 |
| 20140012023 | PROCESSES FOR PREPARING ESTOLIDE BASE OILS AND OLIGOMERIC COMPOUNDS THAT INCLUDE CROSS METATHESIS - Provided herein are estolide base oils and oligomeric compounds prepared from processes that include cross metathesis. Exemplary processes include the preparation of terminally-unsaturated fatty acids by cross metathesis, and the subsequent oligomerization of terminally-unsaturated fatty acids to provide estolide compounds, such as the process set forth below: | 01-09-2014 |
| 20140039211 | PROCESSES OF PREPARING ESTOLIDE COMPOUNDS THAT INCLUDE REMOVING SULFONATE RESIDUES - Provided herein are processes of preparing sulfonated estolide compounds, and the removal of sulfonate residues from those compounds to provide desulfonated estolide base oils. Exemplary sulfonated estolide compounds include those selected from the formula: | 02-06-2014 |
| 20140058122 | NOVEL BIOSURFACTANT PRODUCED BY AUREOBASIDIUM PULLULANS - Disclosed is a novel compound having biosurfactant activity that is produced by | 02-27-2014 |
| 20140171671 | CATALYTIC PROCESSES FOR PREPARING ESTOLIDE BASE OILS - Provided herein are processes for preparing estolides and estolide base oils from fatty acid reactants utilizing catalysts. Further provided herein are processes for preparing carboxylic esters from at least one carboxylic acid reactant and at least one olefin. | 06-19-2014 |
| 20140378692 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING CARBOXYLIC ACID AND ALCOHOL BY HYDROLYSIS OF ESTER - As shown by the following formula (1), after methyl laurate (2 mmol) and water (8 mL) are added to an ammonium pyrosulfate catalyst (5 mol %), a hydrolysis reaction of methyl laurate is carried out by heating for 24 hours at 60° C. while stirring is performed, so that lauric acid can be obtained with a yield of 86%. | 12-25-2014 |
| 20160009630 | Estolide Compound and Method for Preparing the Same | 01-14-2016 |
| 20160039739 | HYDROXY ESTOLIDES, POLY-CAPPED ESTOLIDES, AND METHODS OF MAKING THE SAME - Provided herein are poly-capped estolides, including those of the Formula IV | 02-11-2016 |
| 20160090547 | RECLAMATION OF ESTOLIDE BASE OILS FROM COMPOSITIONS COMPRISING IMMISCIBLE COMPONENTS - Methods and systems for processing a composition comprising an estolide base oil and an immiscible component. In certain embodiments, the process comprises separating an estolide base oil from immiscible components such as water. In certain embodiments, the method comprises one or more of gravity separating, coalescing, and accumulating. | 03-31-2016 |
| 20160108343 | METHOD OF PRODUCING ESTOLIDE USING LINKING AGENT - Disclosed is a method of producing an estolide, including a) converting biomass-derived oil into a fatty acid mixture, b) separating the fatty acid mixture into a C16 saturated fatty acid and a C18 unsaturated fatty acid, c) converting the C16 saturated fatty acid into a C15 or C16 linear internal olefin, d) subjecting the C15 or C16 linear internal olefin to an estolide reaction using a linking agent, thus obtaining an estolide A, e) subjecting the C18 unsaturated fatty acid to partial hydrogenating to increase the amount of oleic acid, and f) subjecting the oleic acid to an estolide reaction using a linking agent and then esterification, thus obtaining an estolide B. | 04-21-2016 |
