Patents Assigned to Ethon Chemicals, LLC
  • Bio-based lubricants
    Patent number: 9771538
    Abstract: The invention provides biobased lubricants comprising the reaction product of a natural oil, fatty acid or derivative having unsaturation sites with a suitable substrate such as maleic anhydride that is capable of undergoing an “ene” or Diels Alder reaction with the natural oil to form an adduct; followed by a controlled non-aqueous neutralization with a suitable inorganic base such as lithium hydroxide.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2017
    Assignee: Ethon Chemicals, LLC
    Inventor: James T Tanner