Synthesis and physical properties of estolide-based functional fluids

Industrial Crops and Products

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 183-196

  Cermak, Steven C ^a   Isbell, Terry A ^a  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR AGRICULTURAL UTILIZATION RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

Cloud point; Coconut; Estolides; Lauric; Oleic; Pour point; Viscosity

Indexed keywords

BIODEGRADATION; COST EFFECTIVENESS; CROPS; DISTILLATION; ESTERIFICATION; ESTERS; LOW TEMPERATURE PROPERTIES; LUBRICANTS; OLEIC ACID; POLYMERIZATION; PURIFICATION; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL); VISCOSITY;

ESTOLIDES;

VEGETABLE OILS;

VEGETABLE OIL;

COCO;

EID: 0042849341     PISSN: 09266690     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0926-6690(03)00061-X     Document Type: Article

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