EPOXIDIZED-FATTY-ACID-ALKYL-ESTER PLASTICIZERS FROM NATURAL-OIL SOAP STOCK AND METHODS FOR MAKING SUCH EPOXIDIZED-FATTY-ACID-ALK YL-ESTER PLASTICIZERS.

摘要

Epoxidized fatty acid alkyl esters produced, at least in part, from a natural-oil soap stock and methods for making such epoxidized fatty acid alkyl esters. Epoxidized fatty acid alkyl esters can be employed in plasticizer compositions in combination with at least one epoxidized natural oil. Such plasticizers can be employed in preparing polymeric compositions comprising a polymeric resin, such as polyvinyl chloride, and the plasticizer. Such polymeric compositions can, in turn, be employed in making various articles of manufacture, such as coatings or jackets for wires and cables.