IN SITU PROCESS FOR TRANS-ISOMERIZATION AND CONJUGATION OF RESINS CONTAINING FATTY ACID ESTERS

摘要

A method is provided for producing resins or esters from starting esterifiable components and polyunsaturated, nonconjugated fatty acids whereby the mass is heated in intimate admixture with sulfur dioxide gas to effect conjugation in situ and also rearrangement to provide increased isolated trans double bonds. The esterifiable components are suitably epoxy resins or alkyd-forming mixtures.