Patent ID: 8476350

Claim:
A process for producing a plasticizer comprising: (i) recovering at least one linear C 4 to C 10 aldehyde, one branched C 4 to C 10 aldehyde, or a combination thereof from a hydroformylation product from a hydroformylation process including a hydroformylation reaction; (ii) oxidizing the linear, branched or combination thereof C 4 to C 10 aldehyde to form a linear, branched or combination thereof C 4 to C 10 acid; (iii) esterifying the linear, branched or combination thereof C 4 to C 10 acid with a polyol to yield a linear alkyl triglyceride, a branched alkyl triglyceride, or a combination thereof; (iv) purifying the linear, branched or combination thereof alkyl triglyceride to form a plasticizer, wherein the total carbon number of triester groups ranges from 20 to 25 for greater than or equal to 45 wt % of the plasticizer and with the proviso that the plasticizer does not include aryl triglyceride.