REDUCED COLOR EPOXIDIZED ESTERS FROM EPOXIDIZED NATURAL FATS AND OILS

摘要

Reduced color epoxidized fatty acid esters are provided which may be used as primary plasticizers for PVC, in replacement of phthalate plasticizers. The reduced color epoxidized fatty acid esters are prepared from natural fats or oils by transesterification and interesterification processes, whereby through the use of borohydride, materials having Pt-Co colors according to ASTM D1209 on the order of 50 and lower are possible.