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Development of biolubricants from vegetable oils via chemical modification
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Josiah McNutt, Quan (Sophia) He*
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In response to the increasing environmental pollution concern and depleting petroleum
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reserves, bio-based lubricants have received a great deal of interest as a substitute for mineral oil-
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based lubricants. Biolubricants have a number of advantages over mineral lubricants, including
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the high biodegradability, low toxicity, excellent lubrication performance, and minimal impact
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on human health/environment. This paper reviewed the most recent advancements in the
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synthesis of biolubricants from vegetable oils through chemical modification methods such as
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esterification /transesterification, estolide formation, and epoxidation of vegetable oils.
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Key words: biolubricant, vegetable oils, chemical modification, esterification, estolide,
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epoxidation, oxidative stability, viscosity
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Corresponding author:
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1. Introduction With concern over global climate change and depleting petroleum reserves growing, the
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search for environmentally sustainable alternatives to current practices continues to intensify [1].
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One area of interest which could serve to reduce both reliance on petroleum and anthropogenic
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impact on the environment, is the use of vegetable oil-based lubricants in place of the commonly
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used petroleum-based lubricants. These products, known as “biolubricants”, carry several
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environmental, health, and performance benefits over current petroleum-based lubricants.
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It is estimated that 20% of the 5.2 million tons of lubricant consumed every year in
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Europe is released into the environment, and a kilogram of said mineral oil is capable of
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polluting a million litres of water [2]. Therefore, pollution caused by lubricants is far from
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insignificant. The petroleum-based lubricants can also contaminate soil directly, and pollute the
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air due to its volatility [3]. This pollution is hazardous to not only plants and animals inhabiting
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the contaminated areas, but potentially human residents as well [4]. Several studies have
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documented the harmful effects of petroleum based lubricants on human health. Chronic
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inhalation or dermal exposure to petroleum-based lubricants can have inflammatory effects on
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the respiratory system and location of contact, while also being carcinogenic [5-7]. These
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negative effects are even more severe in the used petroleum-based oils, as degradation leads to
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increased toxicity [8]. Many biolubricants however, are rapidly biodegradable and nontoxic, and
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therefore pose little or no risk to the environment or operators [4, 9, 10]. Biolubricants also boast
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several performance benefits, including better lubricity, higher flash point, lower volatility,
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higher viscosity indices, higher shear stability, lower compressibility, higher detergency, higher
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resistance to humidity, and higher dispersancy [4, 9, 11-16].
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Despite these advantages, biolubricants are still not widely used due to several major
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challenges and difficulties regarding its performance and production. Aside from issues
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regarding feedstock reliability and consistency as well as industry acceptance, biolubricants also
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have two main negative physical properties: poor low temperature performance, and low thermal
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oxidative stability [3, 9, 10, 12, 17, 18]. However, through appropriate chemical modification
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processes, these two properties can be improved to make biolubricants a feasible alternative to
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mineral lubricants for various applications. Much research has been done in previous years on
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the exploration of new feedstocks and modification methods, development of more efficient
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catalysts for modification of vegetable oils, and optimization of modification. However, there is
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need for a review paper on this topic. This paper aims to summarize the most current research
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focused on chemical modification methods and their respective advantages and disadvantages.
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The paper will also provide information on common feedstocks and the required properties of
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biolubricants, as well as the relevant testing methods. It is noteworthy that the focus is on the
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development of base oil for biolubricants from vegetable oils, therefore bio-based additive
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development is beyond the scope of this paper.
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The most commonly used feedstock for developing biolubricants are vegetable oils.
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Molecularly, vegetable oils are triglycerides, esters of glycerol and three straight chained fatty
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acids. The chain length of the fatty acids are usually in the range of C12-C24. The three fatty
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acids vary between feedstocks, and play an important role in determining the properties of the
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oil. The two main variables among fatty acids are the number of double bonds and the chain
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length. In general, a longer chain length results in a higher melting point and viscosity, and more
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double bonds correspond to lower melting points, decreased viscosity, and decreased thermo-
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oxidative stability [2]. Monounsaturated fatty acids, such as oleic and palmitoleic acid, have been
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found to have a good balance of low melting point, with good thermo-oxidative stability and
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viscosity [2, 3, 17]. It is for this reason feedstocks with high oleic or palmitoleic acid contents are
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generally preferred and sought after.
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Vegetable oil can be extracted from the over 350 different crops with oil-bearing seeds
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throughout the world [1, 19]. Popular feedstocks include palm, canola, soybean, sunflower,
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coconut, safflower, rapeseed, cottonseed, jatropha, karanja, castor, lesquerella, pennycress, and
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peanut oils, with many others being tested for potential use. While both edible and non-edible
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crops are currently being researched, non-edible crops are more desirable for several reasons.
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Non-edible vegetable oils are often derived from plants that are not in direct competition with
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cultivation of edible oil crops. For example, rubber seed oil, which is collected from rubber trees,
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cannot be used for edible purposes due to the presence of glycoside. However, the tree can grow
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in a wide range of pH values, meaning it could be produced on land that is largely unproductive
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[20]. Non-edible crop oils such as jatropha, linseed, karanja, neem, castor, coriander, cuphea,
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rice bran, milkweed, and many others have little to no impact on world food prices or
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production, as they can be grown on nutrient-deficient land and do not compete with existing
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agricultural resources [2, 19, 21]. However, harvesting, cultivation, and processing of these crops
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is often a challenge, as many of these crops had little incentive to be purposely produced until
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recently [21]. Genetic modification of oil-bearing crops is also a topic to consider when examining
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feedstocks. A majority of the genetic research in the field of lubricants involves the creation of
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high-oleic varieties of oil seed crops. As mentioned above, oleic acid is one of the most favorable
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fatty acids in biolubricant production due to its good balance of low temperature properties and
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high temperature thermo-oxidative stability. Sunflower, palm, camelina, rapeseed, and soybean
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all have genetically modified varieties which alter the composition of the seed oils [22-26].
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Another feedstock which is being investigated is waste cooking oil. One of the biggest
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barriers for biolubricant production is the high cost of feedstock, which can account for 70-80%
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of the total production cost [27]. Waste cooking oil is significantly cheaper than unused edible
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vegetable oils, and has therefore been examined as a possible alternative feedstock [27-30].
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Waste cooking oil is generally 30-60% cheaper than regular vegetable oil, which makes it a
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potentially promising candidate for profitable biolubricant production [27].
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3. Performance Requirements of Biolubricants The main function of a lubricant is to reduce the friction between contacting surfaces.
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Lubricants are used in a variety of industries such as agriculture, forestry, mining, automobile,
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and fishing, serving as engine oils, chainsaw oils, transmission oils, and hydraulic oils. With
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different applications, lubricants may have specifically required characteristics in terms of
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viscosity, chemical stability, fluidity, flammability, range of working temperature and water
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solubility. Currently, there are not a wide array of specifications for biolubricants, but generally
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the properties of biolubricants must be comparable to those of mineral oil based lubricants as
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regulated in USA or European standards. Table 1 shows some lubricant specifications, as well as
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some unmodified vegetable oil properties. One of the most popular sources for evaluation
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methods of lubricants is ASTM International, formerly known as the American Society for
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Testing and Materials. Their website contains over 1200 different testing methods relevant to
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lubricants, demonstrating how broad the use of lubricants is. Some of the most common ASTM
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tests include D97, D445, D2270, D2500, and D4172 which measure the most important
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properties such as pour point, viscosity, viscosity index, cloud point, and anti-wear
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characteristics, respectively [38-44].
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Herein Table 1. Lubricant requirements and unmodified vegetable oil properties.
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Most currently available vegetable oils cannot be used as lubricants directly due to poor
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low temperature performance and low oxidative and thermal stability. There are a number of
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methods to improve these undesired properties, such as genetic modification of fatty acid profile
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of vegetable oils, direct addition of antioxidants, viscosity modifiers, and pour point depressant
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to vegetable oils, emulsification of vegetable oils, and chemical modification of vegetable oils [3,
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9, 12]. Among these methods, chemical modification is the most promising one with great
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potential to improve chemical and broad temperature range stability. Chemical modification
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mainly revolves around modifying the acyl (C=O) and alkoxy (O-R) functional groups and
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double bonds present in the oil. As shown in Figure 1, one way is to rearrange the acyl moieties
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to form new triesters from triglyceride through esterification/ transesterification; the second way
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is to modify acyl group by the formation of estolides after the hydrolysis of triglyceride to give a
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variety of branched esters, and the third path is to modify double bonds by epoxidation and
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subsequent ring opening to give place to a versatile intermediate for the synthesis of different
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diesters. These three modification methods are comprehensively reviewed in the following
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sections, summarizing the most recent developments and advancements in this field.
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Herein Figure 1. Reaction pathways of the three main chemical modification methods. 4.1 Esterification/Transesterification
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Esterification and transesterification are commonly used to arrange acyl moieties in
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vegetable oils to form new esters with improved physical properties. Esterification or
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transesterification of vegetable oils to obtain lubricants is a multistep process. First, unmodified
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triglycerides are reacted with a short-chain alcohol (methanol) with a base catalyst to produce
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fatty acid methyl esters. The resulting methyl esters are then reacted with various types of
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alcohol, in the presence of an acidic or basic catalyst to yield triesters. This process is one of the
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most popular in the literature, due to the wide array of reactants that can be used, resulting in
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biolubricants with varying properties, thus broader applications. Generally, the transesterification
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of methyl esters leads to decreased pour points and increased thermo-oxidative stability, while
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maintaining the beneficial viscosity and lubricity characteristics of the base oils [20, 25, 37, 45,
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46]. The reaction of methyl esters (ME) and trimethylolpropane (TMP) with an alkaline or
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enzyme catalyst is the most common approach. Much work has been done in recent years to
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improve the efficiency of this process, and the properties of the lubricant, by examining different
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aspects of the reaction. Vegetable oil methyl esters, waste cooking oil, biodiesel, estolides, and
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ring opened products, can all be esterified or transesterified. This section will focus on vegetable
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oil methyl esters, waste cooking oil methyl esters, and biodiesel, as the esterification of estolides
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and ring opened products will be discussed in sections 4.2 and 4.3 respectively.
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Herein Table 2 Physical properties and reaction conditions of biolubricants derived from fatty acid methyl esters.
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Table 2 outlines the conversion of a number of methyl esters derived from vegetable oils
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to triesters. Jatropha oil has recently received significant attention as a feedstock for developing
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lubricants. Using sodium methoxide, the oxidative stability of the resulting TMP triesters has
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been improved significantly, and the degradation temperature was higher than 325°C as
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demonstrated in studies [37, 45]. Palm oil based triester was synthesized under the temperature
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range of 120-150 °C with sodium methoxide as catalyst for 45 minutes, and the pour point of
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obtained product was as low as -37°C [23]. Heterogeneous catalyst calcium methoxide [46] was
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also used to synthesize
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required compared to 45 min using homogenous catalyst [23]. Koh et al. attempted introducing a
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novel oscillatory flow reactor for the synthesis of palm biolubricant from palm methyl esters and
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trimethylolpropane. The final product had improved thermal and oxidative stability, a lower pour
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point, and comparable properties to other biolubricants, and the conversion time was less than
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half of other reported reaction times [47]. Biodiesel, another group of alternative feedstocks, is a
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mixture of fatty acid methyl/ethyl esters, which was studied to synthesize TMP-based triesters
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[48-50]. As shown in Table 2, the oxidative stabilities of the finished triesters were satisfactory.
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TMP triesters [27, 29, 30]. Waste cooking oil is a good source of methyl esters for making TMP
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triesters-based lubricants. The major drawback is an additional purification step required prior to
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performing esterification and/or transesterification reactions, due to the low quality of WCO
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compared to methyl esters derived from the virgin vegetable oils. The properties of the resulting
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TMP trimesters presented the satisfactory lubricating properties.
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Recently, improved metal-based heterogeneous catalysts (sulfated zirconia complexes
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[51] and Fe-Zn double-metal cyanide complexes [52]) as well as solid acid catalysts (Indion-130
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[53] and silica-sulfuric acid [54]) have been examined in order to improve efficiency by reducing
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waste. The recyclability of catalysts were evaluated in these studies.
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Enzymatic catalyst has advantages over chemical catalysts such as high selectivity and
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low reaction temperature required. The application of microfluidic reactor, an emerging novel
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continuous reactor was also explored in the chemical modification of vegetable oil for lubricant
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production. Enzymatic reactions performed in microchannel reactors represents an exciting and
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attractive field as the continuous packed bed microreactors are able to provide the extended
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lifetime of the bio-catalyst, simple enzyme reuse and relatively easy product recovery. Madarasz
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et al. found that the oleic fatty acid and isoamyl alcohol could be reacted with Novozym 435 as
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an enzymatic catalyst in an H-Cube™ microfluidic reactor continuously for 144h without any
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loss in catalytic from the enzyme [55]. Happe et al. created a novel microwave barrel reactor for
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the use in lipase catalyzed biolubricant synthesis, which reduced solvent use as well as energy
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consumption significantly [56]. Immobilized lipase was also tested in biolubricant syntheses
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[57]. Unfortunately, the properties of the products derived from the employment of enzymatic
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catalysts were not tested or not reported.
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Development of other alcohol esters rather than TMP triesters was exploited for
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biolubricant applications [20, 25, 32, 51, 52]. Research has also been done on how the type of
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alcohol used impacts the physical properties of the lubricant. Table 3 summarizes the effect of
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trimethylolpropane (TMP) on lubricant properties of rapeseed derived biolubricants in a study
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done by Gryglewicz et al. [25]. It was observed that using 2-EP led to an ester product with a
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better low temperature property, the pour point of -31.3 °C compared to the products resulting
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from employing NPG and TMP. In addition, transesterification of FAME with NPG and TMP
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Here in Table 3: Physical properties of rapeseed esters using various alcohols.
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4.2 Estolide Formation Estolides are formed by the bonding of a fatty acid’s carboxylic acid functionality to the
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double bond of another fatty acid [12]. Fatty acids are usually obtained from the base triglyceride
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through hydrolysis, and the resulting fatty acids react in the presence of hydrogen ions to
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produce estolides. Lubricants based on estolides can provide improved lubricity, improved
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oxidation stability, and decreased pour points [58-60]. Another benefit of estolides is the reaction
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temperatures in which they are produced are reasonably low (<100°C), and therefore require less
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Estolides can be formed from a variety of different base oils. Franco’s group has been
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dedicated to the synthesis and property characterization of lubricants from vegetable oils. They
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synthesized a variety of very high viscosity estolides from high-oleic sunflower oil, olive pomace
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acid oil, oleic acid, and ricinoleic acid [58, 59, 60, 61]. They also examined the difference the
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choice of catalyst had on the physically properties of the estolides, finding that sulfuric acid
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provided higher viscosities than perchloric acid or p-Toluensulphonic acid, but also increased the
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frictional coefficient leading to increased wear [58, 59]. The results are summarized in Table 4.
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The formation of estolides from pennycress, composed mostly of erucic and linoleic acid, by
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Cermak’s team yielded biolubricant with remarkably high viscosities [62]. Cermak et al. [64]
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also synthesized estolides from lesquerella and castor fatty acid esters with differing degrees of
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saturation, and multiple capping fatty acids. The study found that the estolides with the best low
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temperature performance were those formed with oleic acid or 2-ethylhexanoic acid as a capping
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material, and that saturation of the estolide resulted in higher pour and cloud points. Formation
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of estolides from esters was also economically beneficial, as it required no catalyst or solvent.
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Unmodified estolides are not always used on their own; often they are mixed with
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vegetable oils, esterified, or modified in some other way to further enhance their properties [59,
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63, 64, 65]. Cermak et al. also conducted research on the esterification of estolides, which are
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presented in Table 5. Petroselinic acid found in coriander was combined with various capping
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fatty acids, and the resulting estolide was then esterified with 2-ethylhexyl alcohol, to yield
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estolide 2-EH esters. These petroselinic based estolide esters were found to be comparable to
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their oleic based counterparts, possessing good low temperature properties, and viscosities [66].
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In a separate study, estolides derived from oleic acid were esterified using a variety of linear and
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branched alcohols to evaluate the effect it had on physical properties. Esterification with
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branched alcohols yielded significant improvements in the low temperature properties of
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currently available commercial products, and as expected the longer the chain length, the higher
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the viscosity [65]. Esterification of estolides derived from pennycress was also performed. This
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esterification improved the low temperature properties, and had much better viscosity properties
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than any other estolide esters synthesized [62]. Another method of altering estolides, is by sulfur
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modification. Biresaw et al. created a sulfur modified castor 2-EH ester estolide, by first
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synthesizing an estolide from castor 2-EH esters and capping lauric acid, and then reacting the
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resultant estolide with butanethiol in a photochemical reactor. The sulfur modified castor 2-EH
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ester estolide showed a much improved oxidative stability over the unmodified estolide, and a
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decreased viscosity index [63].
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oxygen, which results in an epoxide functional group, a three atom ring composed of two carbon
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atoms and an oxygen atom. This reaction usually involves a base olefinic material, reacted with
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hydrogen peroxide, in the presence of formic or acetic acid, and sometimes involving the use of
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various enzymatic or heterogeneous catalysts, such as Amberlite IR-120H, sulfuric acid,
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sulfated-SnO2 catalyst, Novozym 435, or peracetic acid
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vegetable oils generally results in increased oxidative stability, better acidity value, increased
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adsorption to metal surfaces which results in better lubricity, increased viscosity, decreased
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viscosity index, and increased pour point [26, 31, 36, 67-70, 74]. Some physical characteristics
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and reaction conditions of the epoxidation of vegetable oils and their derived fatty acids are
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temperature required for the reaction, however the pour points of the products are unsatisfactory
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for many applications.
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further modify it. The epoxidized product is often subjected to a combination of oxirane ring-
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opening, esterification, and/or acetylation. After the vegetable oil is epoxidized, the first
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modification step performed is oxirane ring opening, then esterification, or a reaction that does
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both simultaneously. Because the ring opening and esterification reactions of the epoxidized
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vegetable oils can be performed with an array of alcohols and other materials, the resulting ring
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opened products and esters can have differing beneficial properties. This process is sometimes
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followed by the acetylation of the produced ester. Numerous studies have shown that ring
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opening, esterification and/or acetylation result in improved viscosity index, better low
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temperature flow properties, increased thermal and oxidative stability, lower coefficients of
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friction, and better lubricity characteristics [28, 35, 70, 75, 76, 78-86]. Table 7 summarizes the
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properties of some of these modified epoxidized vegetable oils as well as modification
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conditions.
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Much attention has been given in recent years to further improving the efficiency and
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properties of the products of epoxidation of vegetable oils, ring opening reactions, esterification,
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and acetylation of the epoxidized vegetable oils. This is being done by finding new catalysts,
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improving existing processes, and experimenting with new feedstocks. For example, Sammaiah
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et al. employed a mineral acid, H2SO4, to accelerate the epoxidation of Jatropha oil, and the
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product yield was 96% [36]. H2SO4 was also widely used in the modification of epoxidized
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vegetable oils such as soybeans [80], mustard oil [83] and oleic acid [84]. However, the mineral
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acid catalyst is generally not favorable due to the potential corrosion to reactor vessels as well as
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waste stream handling problems. Dr. Dalai’s group has conducted considerable research on
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developing advanced catalysts for modifying canola oil to high quality biolubricants. Early work
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used acidic ion exchange resin catalyst in the epoxidation of canola oil with hydrogen peroxide
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[72]. Recently, a number of high performance catalysts were developed and applied in the
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synthesis of canola oil-based lubricants. For example, Somidi et al. found that sulfated-SnO2
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catalyst provided very good catalytic activity and had a 100% conversion rate of canola oil to
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epoxidized canola oil within 6 h, and the induction time of the resulting epoxidized canola oil
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was 60 h [68]. Catalyst Amberlite IR - 120H [75, 76] was also tested and evaluated in
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epoxidation of canola oil or canola biodiesel. Sharma et al. found that epoxidation followed by
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simultaneous ring opening and esterification of canola oil and canola biodiesel made viable
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biolubricants. Modified canola biodiesel had good low temperature properties, viscosity, anti-
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wear properties, and oxidative stability, making it a promising candidate for use in general
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automotive applications. Modified canola oil was highly viscous, and worked extremely well at
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high temperatures which gave it a promising outlook for use in heavy machinery. In the study on
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the ring opening and esterification of epoxidized canola oil, another novel sulfated Ti-SBA-15
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catalyst demonstrated higher activity, selectivity, stability, and reusability than the commonly
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used catalysts such as Amberlyst-15, IRA-200 and IRA-400 [81]. In the research carried out by
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Ahn et al. magnesium stearate was an efficient catalyst for solvent-free ring opening of
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epoxidized methyl oleate, and had a superior efficiency when compared to many other catalysts.
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This process increased the viscosity, and was also less wasteful than most other processes, as it
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was solvent free [78].
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Along with improved catalysts, alternative basestocks have also been studied.
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Sankaranarayanan and Srinivasan experimented with ricinoleic derivatives, as opposed to the
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more popular oleic derivatives, and found that they were highly tunable and showed promise as
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for a range of industrial lubricants [89]. The study performed by Salih et al. found that longer
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midchain esters were good for low temperature operability and anti-wear properties, but resulted
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in worse thermal stability than shorter midchain esters [35]. Kamalakar et al. observed that
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epoxidized thumba oil could be used as aviation grade lubricant, while esterification of the epoxy
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oil derivatives were suitable for hydraulic and metal working applications [32]. Hashem et al.
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produced epoxidized castor, linseed, sunflower, and jatropha oil and then esterified them with
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oleic acid, which produced several promising lubricants [87]. Li and Wang epoxidized waste
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cooking oil, formed methyl esters, and subsequently esterified those methyl esters with branched
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alcohols, resulting in increased viscosity index and improved pour points [28]. Aside from improved catalysts or feedstocks, research has also been done on modifying
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the traditional conversion methods. Hwang and Erhan found that epoxidized soybean oil reacted
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with Guerbet alcohols gave ring opened products which were either transesterified or not
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depending on the amount of alcohol used. The ring opened products which were simultaneously
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transesterified had lower pour points and viscosities, and higher viscosity indices [80]. Lee et al.
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experimented with the amidation of epoxidized vegetable oil derivatives, and successfully
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formulated cross-linking products, but gave no information on the physical properties of these
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materials [90].
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also offer promising advancements in the study of biolubricants. One of these methods is
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hydrogenation. Ting and Chen found that various mineral oils can be replaced by blends of
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hydrogenated, epoxidized, and unmodified soybean oil in different ratios [91]. Shomchoam and
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Yoosuk hydrogenated palm oil using Pd/γ-Al2O3 as a catalyst, and found the partial
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hydrogenation improved the oxidative and thermal stability of the oil, while leaving other
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properties such as viscosity, viscosity index, and low temperature properties relatively
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unchanged [92]. Lee et al. hydrogenated soybean oils and observed that the more it was
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hydrogenated, the higher its viscosity became. They also experimented with hydrogenation with
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various catalysts, such as Ni/SiO2, Ra-N, and Pt/C catalysts and observed that 5 % Pt/C catalyst
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gave the highest degree of reduction [93]. Nohaira et al. used palladium to catalyze the
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hydrogenation of sunflower oil ethyl esters with ethanol as a solvent, and found that the addition
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of lead to the palladium catalyst, and adding amines to the reaction medium, improved the
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selectivity of the catalyst [94].
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Examination and production of new feedstocks has also been studied. Eller et al.
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extracted decanoic acid, which is good for estolide formation, from cuphea seed oil using
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subcritical water without any catalyst in a continuous flow tubular reactor. They propose the
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method could be used for the extraction of various fatty acids from triglyceride-based fats and
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oils [95]. Arad et al. examined the properties of a sulfated polysaccharide from porphyridium sp.,
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a red microalga. The polysaccharide biolubricant showed promise as a medical lubricant for use
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in artificial joints, as well as various other applications. The viscosity was found to be stable over
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a wide range of temperatures, pH values, and salinities, and its wear scar and coefficient of
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friction were significantly lower than the currently used lubricant [96]. Liu et al. modified a
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high-oleic camelina variety by adding the EaDAcT gene from Euonymus alatus so that it would
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produce more sn-3 acetyl triacylglycerols, which have reduced viscosity, improved cold
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temperature properties, and increased oxidative stability compared to most vegetable oils [24].
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Several more novel methods of modifying vegetable oils have also been proposed. Wang
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et al. formulated microemulsions from vegetable oil (continuous phase), ionic liquid (IL) 1-
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butyl-3-methyl-imidazolium tetrafluoroborate (polar phase), TritonX-100 (surfactant), and 1-
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butanol (cosurfactant), which had excellent viscosity and frictional wear properties [97]. Doll
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and Sharma emulsified epoxidized vegetable oils and vegetable oil derivatives, and found that
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even 1% emulsification of the vegetable oil can undo the negative effects of epoxidation on the
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coefficient of friction, and improve frictional properties [98]. Biswas et al. heat-bodied and
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microwave-irradiated soybean oil and found that while both increased viscosity, decreased pour
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point, and increased oxidative stability, microwave-irradiation improved all these qualities more
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than heat-bodying did. However, microwave-irradiation hindered the lubricity properties of the
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soybean oil [99]. Biresaw and Bantchev produced phosphonate derivatives of methyl oleate via a
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radical chain reaction with varying alkoxy groups. The resulting phosphonates had increased
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viscosities, as well as improved oxidative stability, low temperature properties, and deceased
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coefficients of friction and wear scar [100].
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Chemical modification of vegetable oils is a promising option for producing biolubricants
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from vegetable oils. These methods have been found to significantly increase the physical
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properties of the base vegetable oils, and produce biolubricants that meet or exceed
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requirements. Esterification/transesterification of vegetable oils improves their low temperature
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properties and increases their stability, but generally requires crops rich in oleic acid, and the
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process requires relatively high reaction temperatures and negative pressure. Estolide formation
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provides improved lubricity, oxidative stability, and low temperature properties and generally
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requires lower reaction temperatures. It can also make use of a variety of fatty acids, producing a
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wide array of lubricants with dramatically different properties, and the resulting estolides can be
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esterified to further improve low temperature properties and stability. However, the initial
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estolide formation reaction often requires the use of capping fatty acids, which are an expensive
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reactant. Epoxidation improves the lubricity characteristics and stability of the vegetable oil, and
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has relatively low reaction temperatures due to the exothermic nature of the reaction, but
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significantly increases the pour point and decreased the viscosity index. Subsequent ring
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opening, esterification, and/or acetylation of the epoxidized vegetable oils can provide a final
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product with good lubricity, stability, low temperature properties, and viscosity index, while
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requires two or three additional reactions after the epoxidation reaction which is economically
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unfavorable.
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Despite much progress being made in technical knowledge, large-scale production of
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biolubricants using the methods described in this paper has not been performed. The production
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and use of biolubricants still faces many challenges that must be overcome before large-scale
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production is viable. Homogeneity of the feedstock is a major issue which can lead to
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inconsistency in the final biolubricant. While not as much of an issue in small-scale labs tests,
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variation in oil content during large-scale manufacturing could lead to unsatisfactory properties.
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Similarly, the reliability and price of current feedstocks can fluctuate significantly, making
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production of biolubricants economically risky. In terms of reaction processes, mineral acid
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catalysts and multiple steps are generally involved, decreasing the economic and environmental
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viabilities. Another issue is lack of acceptance by many machine manufacturers and operators,
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which makes large-scale production pointless.
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Focus moving forward should be on continually improving the cost-effectiveness of
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production methods. Developing cheaper feedstocks, higher performance catalysts, and
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optimized reaction processes will be necessary in furthering the study of biolubricants, as
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incentivizing the switch from mineral to vegetable based oils through economic benefits will be
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essential to attract support from industry partners. More thorough testing of the use of vegetable
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oils in the place of mineral oils will also be needed in order to convince manufacturers and
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operators of vegetable oils’ merits. These efforts will lead to a wide use of biolubricants in the
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future, offering enormous benefits including excellent biodegradability, reduced the reliance on
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petroleum, less negative impact to human health and minimum harm to the environment.
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Figure 1. Reaction pathways of the three chemical modification methods. Red, green and blue solid arrows represent the pathway of esterification/transesterification, estolide formation, and epoxidation/ring opening respectively.
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Table
List of Figures: Table 1: Lubricant requirements and unmodified vegetable oil properties Table 2: Physical properties and reaction conditions of lubricants derived from faccty acid methyl esters
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Table 3: Physical properties of rapeseed esters using various alcohols
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Table 6: Physical properties and reaction conditions of the epoxidation of vegetable oils and their derived fatty acids
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Table 7: Physical properties and reaction conditions of various modified epoxidized vegetable oils. Table 1. Lubricant requirements and unmodified vegetable oil properties Viscosity Index >90 >90 >198 >216 102 97 132 103 140 174 139
28.86 40.05 31.78 44.88 220.6 45.60 35.4 24.8 40.6 52.4 119.8 40.0
7.55 8.65 19.72 10.07 7.9 5.5 8.7 10.2 14.7 9.3
246 206 220 180 205 169 169 186 125 226
Pour Point (°C) -6 -6 -6 -6 -21 -18 -48 -54 -36
Flash Point (°C) 204 220 226 246 195 200 244 205 228 210
Oxidative stability (min) 1670.26 931.16 -
Coefficient of Friction 0.117 -
Wear Scar (mm) 0.549 -
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-9 -12 -27.00 -12.00 -6 21 -13 -5 -21 -21
325 252 228 204 250 240 186 325 318 -
7.5 28.27 5 -
0.101 0.073 0.045 0.054
0.601 0.585 0.857 0.769
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Lubricant Requirement ISO VG32 ISO VG46 ISO VG68 ISO VG100 Paraffin VG95 Paraffin VG460 R150 SAE20W40 AG100 75W-90 75W-140 80W-140 Vegetable Oil Soybean Sunflower Passion Fruit Moringa Castor Rapeseed Jatropha Coconut Rice bran Palm Lesquerella Pennycress
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Product
Catalyst
Viscosity 40°C (cSt)
Viscosity 100°C (cSt)
Viscosity Index
Pour Point (°C)
Oxidative/ Thermal Stability
Yield (%)
Ref.
8.71
180
-6
-
>80
[37]
9.37
183
-6
325°C Degradati on temp
-
[45]
9.2 – 10
183 – 200
(-37) – (-9)
-
-
[23]
9.0
176
-2
355°C Degradati on temp
94.6
[46]
us
Reactants
Reaction Conditions
cr
ip t
Table 2. Physical properties and reaction conditions of lubricants derived from faccty acid methyl esters
TMP triesters
Sodium methoxide
150°C, 10mbar, 3h
43.90
Jatropha ME and TMP
TMP triesters
Sodium methoxide
150°C, 55 min
42.57
High oleic palm ME and TMP
TMP triesters
Sodium methoxide
120 – 150°C, 0.3 mbar, 45 min
Palm ME and TMP
TMP triesters
Sodium methoxide
140°C, 25mbar, 25 min, oscillatory flow reactor at 1.5 Hz with 20 mm amplitude
Palm ME and TMP
TMP triesters
Calcium methoxide
180°C, 50 mbar, 8h
-
-
-
-
-
92.38
[47]
Canola biodiesel ME and TMP Castor biodiesel and TMP
TMP triester
Sodium methoxide
110°C, 1 mbar, 5h
40.5
7.8
204
-66
induction time: 0.74h
90.9
[49]
Dibutyltin dilaurate
170°C, 0.01 bar
287.2
26.13
119
-27
89.7
[50]
Castor biodiesel and TMP
TMP triester
120°C, 0.01 bar
20.94
4.467
127
-
-
[50]
Castor biodiesel and TMP
TMP triester
Amberlyst 15 ionic exchange resin Sodium methoxide
RPVOT: 43 min (Butylated hydroxytol uene added) -
120°C, 0.01 bar
11.28
3.100
141
-
-
[50]
WCO ME and TMP
TMP triester
KOH
128°C, 200 Pa, 1.5h
38.60
8.44
204
-8
RPVOT: 150 min (Butylated hydroxytol uene added) FP: 240°C
85.7
[27]
M
d
47.1
te
Ac ce p
TMP triester
45.5 – 50.7
an
Jatropha and TMP
2 Soybean oil and various alcohols
n-alcoholesters
Sulfated zirconia catalysts
140°C, 4h
10.3 – 432.7
3.0 – 34.4
45 – 195
-
-
>80 Page 24 of 33[51]
FA-n-octyl esters
Fe-Zn double-metal cyanide (DMC) complexes
170°C, 8h
7.93
2.74
226
-3
23 min (RBOT)
Pentaerythrit ol and oleic acid
pentaerythritol tetraoleate ester
ion exchange resin, Indion‐130
110°C, 6h toluene solvent
63.08
12.00
190
-24
-
Valeric acid TMP
Valeric acid TMP ester
silica– sulphuric acid
70°C molar ratio of 3:1, toluene
9.5
2.5
80
Rubber ME and NPG/TMP/P E
NPG/TMP/ PE triesters
pToluensulpho nic acid
135 – 140°C, until theoretical reaction complete
23.1 – 62.6
5.9 – 12.6
206 – 222
Rapeseed ME and NPG/TMP/P E
NPG/TMP/ PE triesters
C Antarctica lipase
150, 200, 50h
7.8 – 38.2
2.7 – 8.4
Thumba ME, xylene and NPG/TMP/P E
NPG/TMP/ PE triesters
pToluensulpho nic acid
135-140°C, until complete
20.65 – 60.26
ip t
Sunflower oil and octanol
us
cr
-75
M
209 – 220
-
[53]
-
[54]
10 – 15 min (RBOT) FP: 266308°C
94.5 – 96.5
[20]
(-31.3) – (-18)
Δv : 90.1147.1 ΔAc: 2.97.7
98
[25]
(-12) – (-3)
10-15 min (RBOT) FP: 270318°C
89 – 95
[32]
Ac ce p
te
d
5.45 – 11.89
[52]
(-15) – (-3)
an
205 – 224
-
98
Note: RPVOT represents rotating pressure vessel oxidation test; RBOT denotes Rotary Bomb Oxidation Test; RSSOT denots Rapid Small Scale Oxidation Test; and FP represnts flash point.
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Table 3. Physical properties of rapeseed esters using various alcohols
7.8 17.4 38.2 35.1
Viscosity Pour Point Index (°C) 224 209 205 207
-31.3 -19.5 -18.0 -19.1
∆v (%)
∆Ac
ip t
2-EH NPG TMP None (original oil)
Viscosity 100°C (cSt) 2.7 4.7 8.4 7.9
147.1 136.5 90.1 145.7
cr
Alcohol used
Viscosity 40°C (cSt)
7.7 6.0 2.9 7.5
Ac ce p
te
d
M
an
us
Note: Δv denotes change in viscosity at 40°C after 12L/h of air bubbles were passed through the lubricant for 24h at 100°C. ΔAc represents denotes change in acid number at 40°C after 12L/h of air bubbles were passed through the lubricant for 24h at 100°C.
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Table 4. Physcial properties and reaction conditions of assorted estolides Viscosity 100°C (cSt) 17.2 – 42.7
Viscosity Index 153 – 185
100°C, 3-24h
271.8 – 518.6
33.5 – 60.2
168 – 188
Pour Point (°C) -
Oxidative/ Thermal stability -
Yield (%) -
Ref. [58]
-
-
[58]
-
-
-
[60]
-
-
-
-
[61]
51.26 – 232.62
-
-
-
-
[61]
494.4 – 497.1
42.2 – 75.3
134 – 163
(-15) – (-6)
-
-
[62]
51.4
9.9
183
<-54
RPVOT 16 min
73
[63]
56.0
10.6
144
<-54
RPVOT 224 min
96
[63]
37.0 – 45.7
7.9 – 9.1
187 – 196
(-12) – 6
-
-
[64]
200°C , 20 Pa, 24h
35.4 – 51.1
7.8 – 10.1
189 – 200
(-54) – 3
-
-
[64]
-
200°C , 20 Pa, 24h
43.6 – 68.3
8.7 – 12.2
178 – 186
(-36) – 6
-
[64]
-
200°C , 20 Pa, 24h
29.0 – 70.6
6.5 – 11.8
164 – 196
(<-54) – 23
RBOT: 403 min with 3.5% of an Lubrizol oxidative stability package RBOT: 159 min with 3.5% of an Lubrizol oxidative stability package
-
[64]
Olive oil
Estolide
Catalyst H2SO4,HClO4, or pToluensulphonic acid H2SO4
Sunflower oil
Estolide
H2SO4
50°C, 3-24h
278.8 – 430.8
50.1 – 35.3
Oleic acid
Estolide
H2SO4,HClO4, or pToluensulphonic acid
50-100°C depending on catalyst
75.61 – 415.59
9.51 – 17.02
Ricinoleic acid
Estolide
H2SO4,HClO4, or pToluensulphonic acid
50-100°C depending on catalyst
581.56 – 6712.98
Pennycress FA
FFA estolide
HClO4
60°C, 7.5-10.9 kPa, 24h
Castor 2-EH ester and lauric acid
Estolide
tin (II) 2ethylhexanoate
130°C , 12-18 Pa, 24h
Castor 2-EH ester estolide and butanethiol
Estolide
-
Saturated lesquerella FA ester and capping FA Unsaturated lesquerella FA ester and capping FA Saturated castor FA ester and capping FA
Saturated estolide
-
Unsaturated estolide
-
Saturated estolide
Unsaturated castor FA ester and capping FA
Unsaturated estolide
an
M
d
Ac ce p
(-28) – (18)°C, photochemical reactor, 3h 200°C , 20 Pa, 24h
-
cr
Products Estolide
-
us
Reactants Sunflower oil
ip t
Viscosity 40°C (cSt) 102.4 – 425.3
te
Reaction Conditions 50-100°C depending on catalyst, 3-24h
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Table 5: Physical properties of assorted estolide esters Viscosity 40°C (cSt) 55.2 – 108.9
Viscosity 100°C (cSt) 10.2 – 15.3
62.5 – 209.3
11.1 – 24.9
149 – 192
53.7 – 92
9.1 – 14.6
151 – 165
BF3
60-80°C, until 99% complete
Estolide ester
HClO4
Estolide: 60°C, 7.5-10.9 kPa, 24h Ester: additional 3-4 h after 2-EH added
Castor 2-EH ester estolide and butanethiol Pennycress estolide and 2-EH, capped with various FA
Sulfide modified estolide
-
(-28)-(-18)°C, photochemical reactor, 3h
56.0
Estolide ester
BF3
80°C, 7.5-10.9 kPa, 8h,
116.3 – 245.8
Oxidative/ Thermal Stability -
(-39) – (-24) (-33) – (-12)
10.6
Ref.
-
-
[65]
RPVOT: 16273 min depending on how much Lubrizol® 7652 additive RPVOT: 224 min
65 – 76
[66]
144
<-54
96
[63]
169 – 183
(-24) – (-12)
-
-
[62]
[65]
Ac ce p
te
d
18.2 – 33.6
Yield (%) -
cr
Estolide ester
Pour Point (°C) (-33) – (-9)
us
Catalyst BF3
an
Products Estolide ester
M
Reactants Oleic acid estolide and linear alcohols Oleic acid estolide and branched alcohols Coriander FA and 2EH, capped with various FA
Viscosity Index 163 – 184
ip t
Reaction Conditions 60-80°C, until 99% complete
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Table 6: Physical properties and reaction conditions of the epoxidation of vegetable oils and their derived fatty acids
Catalyst
Thumba oil, formic acid, and H2O2
Epoxidized thumba oil
-
Passion fruit oil, formic acid, and H2O2
Epoxidized passion fruit oil
Moringa oil, formic acid, and H2O2
-
Reaction Conditions 4°C, 2h
Viscosity Index 45.44
Pour Point (°C) 0
Oxidative/ Thermal Stability FP: 113.11°C
128
-3
-
Yield (%) -
Ref. [35]
RBOT: 20 min
-
[32]
-
RSSOT: 16.89 min
-
[31]
-
-
RSSOT: 24.57 min
-
[31]
18.2
139
0
RBOT: 20 min FP: 288°C
96
[36]
114
19
141
9
Ox induction time: 60h
-
-
-
9
Therm stab: 319°C
-
[75]
-
-
-
0
Therm stab: 160°C
-
[75]
ip t
Products Epoxidized oleic acid
Viscosity 100°C (cSt) -
an
Reactants Oleic acid, formic acid, and H2O2
Viscosity 40°C (cSt) -
185.65
-
Epoxidized moringa oil
-
30°C, 3h
80.37
Jatropha oil, formic acid, and H2O2
Epoxidized jatropha oil
H2SO4
10°C for 2h while H2O2 added, then 60°C until complete
146.5
Canola oil, acetic acid, and H2O2
Epoxidized canola oil
SulfatedSnO2 Catalyst
70°C, 6.5h
Canola oil, acetic acid, H2O2
Epoxidized canola oil
Amberlite IR −120H
65°C, 8h
Canola biodiesel, acetic acid, H2O2 Canola oil, acetic acid, and H2O2
Epoxidized biodiesel
Amberlite IR −120H
65°C, 8h
Epoxidized canola oil
Amberlite IR −120H
65°C, 8h
151
-
-
10
Therm stab: 320°C
-
[76]
Methyl oleate, formic acid, and H2O2
Epoxidized methyl oleate
-
-
8.0
2.5
151
0
Ox onset temp: 189.75°C
97
[77]
Methyl linoleate, formic acid, and H2O2 Methyl linolenate, formic acid and H2O2
Epoxidized methyl linoleate
-
-
14.3
3.5
132
-1.5
Ox onset temp: 180.3°C
95
[77]
Epoxidized methyl linolenate
-
-
308
19.3
63
-7.5
Ox onset temp: 131.2°C
85
[77]
d
te
Ac ce p
us
cr
22.7
M
216.9
-
5-10°C, before adding H2O2 and heating to 60°C for 7h 30°C, 3h
-
-
[68]
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Table 7: Physical properties and reaction conditions of various modified epoxidized vegetable oils. Viscosity 40°C (cSt) -
Viscosity 100°C (cSt) -
Viscosity Index 105 – 159
Pour Point (°C) (-35) – (-5)
Oxidative/ Thermal Stability -
-
670
-
-9
8.3 – 10.3
Ref. [83]
Ox induct time: 56.1h
100
[81]
(-36) – (-27)
-
-
[80]
86 – 113
-18
-
-
[80]
-
71.21 – 232.15
(-43.25) – (20.11)
FP: 123.09305.08°C
-
[35]
-
-
85.32 – 183.15
(-44.17) – (21.14)
FP: 123.38256.34°C
-
[35]
-
-
95 – 215
(-28) – (-11)
-
[84]
-
-
153
-51
Onset temp: 77156°C FP: 113233 Ox stab: 180.94°C
-
[79]
0
670
-
-9
-
[75]
130°C, 15h
116
19
-
-18
Ox stab: 56.1h Therm stab: 309°C Ox stab: 76.3h therm stab: 194 °C
-
[75]
100°C, 15h
251.7
-
-
-5
Epoxidized canola oil ester
sulfated Ti-SBA15
130°C, 5h
Epoxidized soybean oil and Guerbet alcohols (1) Epoxidized soybean oil and Guerbet alcohols (2) Epoxidized oleic acid, and fatty acids
Transesterified, ring opened product
H2SO4
120°C, 20h, 0.61 mol alcohol
59.6 – 74.5
Ring opened product
H2SO4
110°C, 20h, 0.47 mol alcohol
195.6 – 23.4
9-Hydroxy-10acyloxyoctadecan oic acid
p-Toluensulphonic acid and toluene
9-Hydroxy-10acyloxyoctadeca noic acid, octanol, and hexanes Epoxidized oleic acid, various alcohols
Octyl 9-hydroxy10acyloxyoctadecan oate
-
Oleic acid added over 1.5h at 7080°C, then heated to 90100°C for 3h 60°C, 10h
Alkyl 9-alkyloxy10hydroxyoctadecan oate
H2SO4
60°C, 20-22h
Monoepoxide linoleic acid, oleic acid
9(12)-hydroxy10(13)-oleoxy12(9)octadecanoic acid
p-Toluensulphonic acid
Epoxidized canola oil, acetic anhydride
Diacetylated ring opened product
Amberlyst-15
70-80°C, while oleic acid added over 1.5h, then heated to 90110°C for 3-6h 130°C, 15h
Epoxidized canola biodiesel, acetic anhydride
Diacetylated ring opened product
Amberlyst-15
Epoxidized canola oil and nbutanol
Ring opened product
Amberlyst-15
Ac ce p
te
d
M
-
cr
Catalyst H2SO4, H3NSO3, or CH4O3S
16.4 – 20.9
an
Products Epoxidized mustard oil ester
ip t
Yield (%) 92-95
Reactants Epoxidized mustard oil, 2-EH Epoxidized canola oil and acetic anhydride
96 – 135
us
Reaction Conditions 120°C, until complete
Therm stab: 355 °C
-
[76]
8 Page 30 of 33
Ring opened product
Amberlyst-15
100°C, 15h
190.5
-
-
-8
Therm stab: 361°C
-
[76]
Epoxidized canola oil and 2EH
Ring opened product
Amberlyst-15
100°C, 15h
85.5
-
-
-15
Therm stab: 405°C
-
[76]
Epoxidized castor oil, oleic acid, and xylene
Polyoleate ester
p-Toluensulphonic acid
150°C, 4-5h
95.15
16.53
189
<-36
-
[87]
Epoxidized linseed oil, oleic acid, and xylene
Polyoleate ester
p-Toluensulphonic acid
150°C, 4-5h
102.88
16.84
-
[87]
Epoxidized sunflower oil, oleic acid, and xylene
Polyoleate ester
p-Toluensulphonic acid
150°C, 4-5h
-
[87]
Epoxidized fatty acid waste cooking oil methyl esters, methanol, and isooctanol Epoxidized fatty acid waste cooking oi methyl esters, methanol, and isotridecanol Epoxidized fatty acid waste cooking oi methyl esters, methanol, and isooctadecanol Ring opened epoxidized soybean oil (1) and acetic anhydride Ring opened epoxidized soybean oil (2) and acetic anhydride
Epoxidized branched ester
CaO
90-140°C
FP(open/cl ose): 227/198 °C Ox stab: 272 min Therm stab: 325°C FP(open/cl ose): 238/209 °C Ox stab: 181min Therm stab: 330°C FP(open/cl ose): 153/72 °C Ox stab: 278 min Therm stab: 290°C RPVOT: 127.4 min PDSC: 79.2 min
-
[28]
cr
ip t
Epoxidized canola oil and amyl alcohol
-15
an
us
179
8.78
180
-9
15.9
3.4
157
-15
Ac ce p
te
d
M
44.79
Epoxidized branched ester
CaO
90-140°C
24.7
5.1
142
-20
RPVOT: 92.9 min PDSC: 50.4 min
-
[28]
Epoxidized branched ester
CaO
90-140°C
43.4
7.4
135
-24
RPVOT: 69.8 min PDSC: 35 min
-
[28]
Acetylated, transesterified, ring opened product
Pyridine
80°C, 2h, nitrogen atmosphere
35.6 – 41.5
6.5 – 7.5
137 – 149
(-42) – (-27)
-
-
[80]
Acetylated, ring opened product
Pyridine
80°C, 2h, nitrogen atmosphere
74.3 – 103.4
11.7 – 14.6
136 – 152
(-27) – (-33)
-
-
[80]
9 Page 31 of 33
Pyridine
50°C, 5h
34.634 – 46.154
6.473 – 14.925
127 – 171
(-20) – (-60)
Onset temp: 176.29188.5 °C
66 – 88
[88]
Pyridine
4°C, 2h
-
-
93.37 – 185.36
(-45.34) – (23.41)
FP: 135.12211.29°C
-
[35]
Acylated karanja oil
dimethylaminopyr idine
140-150°C, 7-9h
-
36.5 – 63.7
111 – 128
-
[86]
ip t
Triester derived from 9,10hydroxyacyloxystearic acid methyl esters Octyl 9lauroyloxy-10acyloxyoctadecan oate
FP: 228288°C
te
d
M
an
us
cr
-
Ac ce p
9,10-hydroxyacyloxystearic acid methyl esters, CCl4 and acylchlorides Octyl 9hydroxy-10acyloxyoctadeca noate, CCl4, and lauroyl chloride Epoxidized karanja oil, alkanoic anhydride, and xylene
10 Page 32 of 33
Figure
List of Figures:
d
M
an
us
cr
ip t
Figure 1. Reaction pathways of the three main chemical modification methods.
Ac ce p
te
Figure 1. Reaction pathways of the three chemical modification methods. Red, green and blue solid arrows represent the pathway of esterification/transesterification, estolide formation, and epoxidation/ring opening respectively.
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