Patent ID: 8512592
Filing Date: 2013-08-20
Classification: C10M,C10N,H01B,H01F,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A method of dissipating heat away from a device, comprising contacting at least a portion of the device with a composition having an EN selected from an integer or fraction of an integer that is equal to or less than 1.5, wherein the EN is the average number of estolide linkages in compounds according to Formula I, and wherein the composition comprises at least one estolide compound of Formula I: wherein x is, independently for each occurrence, an integer selected from 0 to 20; y is, independently for each occurrence, an integer selected from 0 to 20; n is an integer equal to or greater than 0; R R wherein each fatty acid chain residue of said at least one estolide compound is independently optionally substituted, and wherein said composition has a total acid number equal to or less than 0.1 mg KOH/g.