Patent ID: 8163059

Claim:
A coating oil composition comprising a by-product from a biodiesel manufacturing process or transesterification reactions involving triglycerides, wherein said by-product comprises one or more C 6 -C 24 fatty acids, the composition further comprising inorganic base addition salts of the one or more C 6 -C 24 fatty acids, wherein said inorganic base addition salts are selected from the list consisting of sodium, lithium, potassium, and magnesium, the composition further comprising one or more C 6 -C 24 fatty acid esters and at least one chloride salt or sulfate salt of sodium, potassium, calcium, or any combination thereof, the coating oil composition also comprising one item selected from the list consisting of: a) the reaction product of an acid that has been reacted with the crude glycerin phase of a biodiesel manufacturing process, b) the reaction product of an acid that has been reacted with the crude glycerin phase of transesterification reactions involving triglycerides, c) the crude fatty acid alkyl ester phase of a biodiesel manufacturing process, and d) the crude fatty acid alkyl ester phase of transesterification reactions involving triglycerides.