Physical Properties of Low Viscosity Estolide 2-Ethylhexyl Esters

JAOCS, Journal of the American Oil Chemists' Society

Volumn 90, Issue 12, 2013, Pages 1895-1902

  Cermak, Steven C ^a   Bredsguard, Jakob W ^b   John, Billee L ^b   Kirk, Kristy ^b   Thompson, Travis ^b   Isbell, Katelyn N ^b   Feken, Kati A ^b   Isbell, Terry A ^a   Murray, Rex ^a  

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

^b Biosynthetic Technologies   (United States)

Author keywords

Acetic; Cloud point; Esters; Estolides; Oleic; Pour point; Viscosity

Indexed keywords

BUTYRIC ACID; DISTILLATION; FATTY ACIDS; TEMPERATURE; VACUUM APPLICATIONS; VISCOSITY; VISCOSITY INDEX;

ACETIC; CLOUD POINTS; ESTOLIDES; OLEIC; POUR POINTS;

ESTERS;

EID: 84892370579     PISSN: 0003021X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11746-013-2336-7     Document Type: Article

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