Synthesis and physical properties of mono-estolides with varying chain lengths

Industrial Crops and Products

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 205-213

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

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

Author keywords

Cloud point; Distillation; Estolides; Pour point; Saturate; Viscosity

Indexed keywords

ACIDS; CHAIN LENGTH; DISTILLATION; ESTERS; FATTY ACIDS; HYDRODYNAMICS; NICKEL OXIDE; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; VISCOSITY;

AVERAGE NUMBERS; CLOUD POINT; ESTOLIDE; ESTOLIDES; HIGHER TEMPERATURES; LINEAR RELATIONSHIPS; LOW TEMPERATURES; METHYL ESTERS; NEW SERIES; POUR POINT; POUR POINTS; SATURATE; SATURATED FATTY ACIDS; SYNTHETIC CONDITIONS; SYNTHETIC ROUTES;

ESTERIFICATION;

FATTY ACID; PHYSICAL PROPERTY; SATURATION; VISCOSITY;

CHEMICAL COMPOUND; PHYSICAL PROPERTY; SYNTHESIS; TEMPERATURE; VISCOSITY;

EID: 56649112940     PISSN: 09266690     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.indcrop.2008.05.001     Document Type: Article

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