Method of preparing an epoxidized functional vegetable oil

摘要

A method of preparing an epoxide functional vegetable oil, the process comprises contacting a raw vegetable oil with hydrogen peroxide and an organic acid having from 1 to 20 carbon atoms, in the presence of water and a solvent for a sufficient period of time and at a controlled temperature of from 65° C. to 90° C. to form epoxide groups from unsaturated moieties in the vegetable oil.