Patent ID: 9228155
Filing Date: 2016-01-05
CPC Classification: C07C,C07D,C08K,C08L,C11B,C11C

Claim Text:
1. A process for making a plasticizer, consisting essentially of: extracting an epoxidized oil from a genetically modified algae, wherein the algae is genetically modified to produce the epoxidized oil, the extracted oil (a) having less than 5 wt % saturated fatty acids and less than 5 wt % fatty acids with 20 or more carbon atoms, (b) comprising triglycerides with unsaturated fatty acids having at least two double bonds, and (c) designed with a balance of hydrophobicity and polarity, and converting the extracted oil to the plasticizer without subjecting the extracted oil to epoxidation, the plasticizer having