Patent ID: 11873430
Assignee: HYDRO-QUÉBEC
Field: Materials, metallurgy (Chemistry)
Classification: CPC C  H  Y | IPC C  H

Claim 4:
5. The process of claim 1, wherein the hydroxylated compound is of formula:
R(OH)x, where R is selected from C1-8alkyl and C2-3alkyl(OC2-3alkyl)y groups, where x is between 1 and 4, and y is between 1 and 5, and the C:O ratio of the hydroxylated compound is in the range of from 1:1 to 3:1; or
R(OH)x, where R and x are such that the formula defines a polyalkylene glycol having an average molecular weight between 300 and 800 g/mol or a polyvinyl alcohol having an average molecular weight between 7,000 and 101,000 g/mol, optionally substituted with one or more ester group(s).