Tailoring Synthetic Pelargonic Acid Esters for Bio-Based Lubricant Applications: Exploring the Relationship between Structure and Properties.

ABSTRACT: Pelargonic acid (PA) is commercially obtained by oxidative cleavage of fatty acid double bonds. Its esters are interesting compounds used to create bio-based products. An industrially relevant application of these compounds is in the field of solvent manufacturing and formulation of green lubricating oils. The physical-chemical and rheological properties of these esters are influenced by the structural features of the alcohol used as starting materials, such as chain length, number of unsaturation, and degree of branching. This work provides an in-depth study of the existing structure-properties relations for fatty acid alkyl esters obtained from PA and different alcohols [i.e., 2-ethylhexanol (EtHex), ethylene glycol, 1,3-propanediol, 1,4-butanediol, trimethylolpropane, and pentaerythrito

SUBMITTER: Fortunato ME 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10445259 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature