Disclosed are compositions which include an ethylene polymer derived from at least one polar monomer with one or more ester groups, which polymerize with ethylene, (e.g., a copolymer, or low molecular weight copolymer having a relatively high melt index, derived from ethylene and vinyl acetate and/or a copolymer, or low molecular weight copolymer having a relatively high melt index, derived from ethylene and «-buty! acrylate) and a rosin ester, The rosin ester can have a low hydroxy! number (e.g., a hydroxy! number six or five or less), a low acid number (e.g., an acid number of ten or less), a relatively low PAN number (e.g., a PAN number less than twenty-two or in between eight and twenty), a relatively high third moment or third power average molecular weight (Mz), (e.g., an Mz value in between 2500 and 12000 g/mol), a low sulfur content (e.g., a sulfur content lower than 600 ppm prior to antioxidant addition) or combinations thereof. The compositions can exhibit a high heat stress resistance (e.g., a heat stress pass temperature value higher than 52 °C or in between 48 °C and 60 °C) and/or improved viscosity stability and/or color stability upon thermal aging and/or improved compatibility.
Provided herein are rosin-containing materials, including crude tall oil (CTO), tall oil rosin (TOR), distilled tall oil (DTO), crude fatty acid (CFA), as well as methods of making thereof. The rosin-containing materials can exhibit improved color (e.g., a reduced Gardner color), reduced sulfur content, improved color stability, or a combination thereof.
The instant invention relates to an inner liner formulation comprising a rosin ester with a low acid number and a butyl rubber, to a tire inner liner comprising said inner liner formulation, and to a method for providing an inner liner formulation, wherein the rosin ester has an acid number of at most 15 mgKOH/g.
An asphalt mixture comprising an oligoterpene composition and reclaimed asphalt and/or virgin asphalt, a method of preparing said asphalt mixture, a bituminous binder-oligoterpene blend and a method for rejuvenating reclaimed asphalt or treating virgin asphalt are disclosed, wherein the oligoterpene composition comprises at least one oligoterpene with at least two isoprene moieties selected from a diterpene, a triterpene, a tetraterpene, a pentaterpene and a hexaterpene. The method of preparing an asphalt mixture comprises mixing the oligoterpene composition with reclaimed asphalt and/or virgin asphalt. The oligoterpene-bituminous binder blend, comprises 0.5-50 wt. % of the oligoterpene composition based on the total weight of the blend. The method for rejuvenating reclaimed asphalt or treating virgin asphalt comprises mixing the oligoterpene composition with reclaimed asphalt or virgin asphalt to form a modified asphalt.
The instant invention relates to rubber compositions comprising silica, an organosilane having at least one cyclic and/or bridged alkoxv group and a rosin-containing material. The instant invention also relates to tires comprising such rubber compositions, to methods of preparation of such rubber compositions or tires thereof, and to the use of rosin-containing materials for improving the Mooney viscosity of rubbers comprising the same (e.g. in a tire).
A process and apparatus for recovering crude tall oil are disclosed. Acidulation of a crude tall oil soap stream generates a spent acid stream that comprises lignin and entrained crude tall oil. By subjecting the spent acid stream to dissolved gas flotation, a lignin phase comprising entrained crude tall oil can be recovered and causticized, resulting in recovery of most of the crude tall oil that was present in the spent acid stream. A clarified spent acid stream is also generated, which can be treated with caustic and utilized for a soap washing process that integrates easily into the overall CTO recovery process. The apparatus comprises a crude tall oil acidulation unit, a dissolved gas flotation unit, a causticizing unit, and a soap separation unit. The inventive process marries dissolved gas flotation, a well- known water treatment process, with causticization of a recovered lignin phase, a step known from batch acidulation, to improve overall tall oil recovery from a continuous process.
The instant invention relates to rubber compositions comprising silica, an organomercaptosilane having a bulky group and/or a polyether group bound to the silicon atom and a rosin-containing material. The instant invention also relates to tires comprising such rubber compositions, to methods of preparation of such rubber compositions or tires thereof, and to the use of rosin-containing materials for improving the Mooney viscosity and mechanical properties of rubbers comprising the same (e.g. in a tire).
Disclosed are compositions which include an ethylene polymer derived from at least one polar monomer with one or more ester groups, which polymerize with ethylene, (e.g., a copolymer derived from ethylene and vinyl acetate or a copolymer derived from ethylene and n-butyl acrylate) and a rosin ester. The rosin ester can have a low hydroxyl number (e.g., a hydroxyl number six or five or less), a low acid number (e.g., an acid number often or less), a low PAN number (e.g., a PAN number of eight or less), or combinations thereof. The compositions can exhibit improved viscosity stability and/or color stability and/or a decreased amount of char particle formation upon thermal aging.
Rosin esters are provided. The rosin esters can exhibit improved color (e.g., the rosin ester can have a neat Gardner color of 8.5 or less), improved oxidative stability (e.g., when 1000 ppm or less of an antioxidant is present in combination with the rosin ester, the rosin ester can exhibit an oxidative-induction time at 130°C of at least 75 minutes), improved color stability (e.g., the rosin ester can exhibit less than a 10% change in neat Gardner color when heated to a temperature of 160°C for a period of three hours), or combinations thereof. Also provided polymeric compositions comprising the rosin esters, as well as methods of making the rosin esters.
Provided herein are methods of making rosin esters. The methods can involve contacting a rosin ester with a microporous adsorbent. Treatment with a microporous adsorbent, such as an activated carbon, can improve the color of the rosin ester (e.g., reduce the neat Gardner color of the rosin ester by at least 1 Gardner color unit), reduce the concentration of sulfur in the rosin ester (e.g., reduce the concentration of sulfur in the rosin ester by at least 50 ppm), or combinations thereof. Rosin esters prepared by the methods described herein, as well as methods of using thereof, are also described.
Rosin esters are provided. The rosin esters can exhibit improved color (e.g., the rosin ester can have a neat Gardner color of 4 or less), improved oxidative stability (e.g., when 1000 ppm or less of an antioxidant is present in combination with the rosin ester, the rosin ester can exhibit an oxidative-induction time at 130°C of at least 30 minutes), improved color stability (e.g., the rosin ester can retain a neat Gardner color of 5 or less when heated to a temperature of 160°C for a period of three hours), or combinations thereof. Also provided polymeric compositions comprising the rosin esters, as well as methods of making the rosin esters.
Water-dispersible adducted rosin esters, a process for making them, and their use in aqueous tackifier dispersions for pressure-sensitive adhesives are disclosed. Reaction of a rosin with a polyol gives a rosin ester intermediate, which is then reacted with a dienophile to produce an adducted rosin ester. The adducted rosin ester is further esterified with a polyethylene glycol having an Mw < 700 to produce the water- dispersible adducted rosin ester. Esterification with the low-molecular-weight PEG imparts good water dispersibility to the adducted rosin ester while maintaining compatibility with other tackifier components. Combination of the aqueous tackifier dispersions with polymer emulsions, particularly acrylics, gives pressure-sensitive adhesives that deliver good loop tack and peel properties compared with commercial alternatives, even when the coat weight is reduced by 20%.
The instant invention relates to a method for purifying a rosin-containing material from sulfur compounds. In particular the method comprises a) contacting a rosin-containing material comprising rosin and sulfur compounds with an oxidizing agent at a temperature from 0 to 60 °C for 10 minutes to 3 hours, to oxidize at least part of the sulfur compounds; and b) separating the rosin from the oxidized sulfur compounds; to obtain a purified rosin-containing material. The invention also relates to the purified rosin-containing materials, the preparation of products derived therefrom and the use of the purified rosin-containing materials and derived products.
A semi-continuous acidulation process for converting tall oil soap to crude tall oil is disclosed. Reactants are continuously mixed, and the product mixture is continuously transferred to a settling tank having a conical lower section and a capacity at least 25 times that of the mixer. Batches settle to give a solid phase comprising calcium sulfate, a clean spent acid phase, a dirty spent acid phase, and a crude tall oil phase. Each phase is removed sequentially through a port at or near the bottom of the settling tank. Compared with traditional batch acidulation, continuous mixing minimizes the corrosive environment and enables the use of less expensive materials for the settling tank. Sequential removal of four phases from one port allows calcium sulfate to be purged from every batch, permits clean separation of clean spent acid from dirty spent acid, and enables clean recovery of tall oil. Compared with processes that isolate product continuously, inherent difficulties in using centrifuges or continuous decanters to separate four phases are avoided. The process facilitates generation of clean alkaline brine and integration of new soap washing methods that enable improved conversion yields of CTO and better removal of calcium from the soap.
Asphalt compositions comprising reclaimed asphalt and an ester-functional rejuvenating agent derived from tall oil are disclosed. Rejuvenated binder compositions are also included. The rejuvenating agents restore to reclaimed asphalt desirable properties of virgin asphalt. Reduced glass-transition onset temperatures and improved creep stiffness in the rejuvenated binders translate to improved low-temperature cracking resistance in the asphalt. The rejuvenating agents impart desirable softening at low dosage while also maintaining acceptable penetration values. Dynamic shear rheometry results demonstrate that criteria for asphalt compositions under low, intermediate, and high temperature conditions can be achieved, and the asphalt will have good fatigue cracking resistance and rutting avoidance. The rejuvenating agents reduce the temperature needed to compact or mix asphalt compositions, which conserves energy and reduces cost. The rejuvenated asphalt and binder compositions enable greater use of reclaimed asphalt, especially RAP, and help the road construction industry reduce its reliance on virgin, non-renewable materials.
Asphalt compositions comprising reclaimed asphalt and a rejuvenating agent are disclosed. The reclaimed asphalt comprises aggregate and an aged binder. The rejuvenating agent, which has a cyclic content of at least 5 wt.%, comprises an ester or ester blend derived from an acid selected from aromatic acids, fatty acids, fatty acid monomers, fatty acid dimers, fatty acid trimers, rosin acids, rosin acid dimers, and mixtures thereof. The rejuvenating agent revitalizes the aged bitumen binder of reclaimed asphalt and restores its physical properties to those of the original performance-grade bitumen. Improvements include desirable softening, low- temperature cracking resistance, better fatigue cracking resistance, good elevated temperature performance, improved miscibility, and restored temperature sensitivity. The rejuvenating agents enable the use of higher levels of recovered asphalt, particularly RAP, in asphalt mixtures, reduce binder and aggregate costs, and help the road construction industry reduce its reliance on virgin, non-renewable materials.
Asphalt compositions comprising reclaimed asphalt and an ester-functional rejuvenating agent are disclosed. Rejuvenated binder compositions are also included. The rejuvenating agents restore to reclaimed asphalt the more desirable properties of virgin asphalt. Reduced glass-transition onset temperatures and improved creep stiffness in the rejuvenated binders translate to improved low-temperature cracking resistance in the asphalt. The rejuvenating agents impart desirable softening at low dosage while also maintaining acceptable penetration values. Dynamic shear rheometry results demonstrate that criteria for asphalt compositions under low, intermediate, and high temperature conditions can be achieved, and the asphalt will have good fatigue cracking resistance and rutting avoidance. The rejuvenating agents reduce the temperature needed to compact or mix asphalt compositions, which conserves energy and reduces cost. The rejuvenated asphalt and binder compositions will enable greater use of reclaimed asphalt, especially RAP, and help the road construction industry reduce its reliance on virgin, non-renewable materials.
The instant invention relates to a rosin mixture comprising at least one modified rosin compound having a UV-absorbing moiety, which UV-absorbing moiety is derived from a compound selected from a hydroxybenzophenone, an oxybenzone, a dioxybenzone, an oxanilide, a benzotriazole and a hydroxyphenyltriazine. It also relates to a method of preparing said rosin mixture, to a composition comprising said rosin mixture and to the use of a composition comprising said rosin mixture as an adhesive formulation or as thermoplastic road marking formulation. In particular, the composition comprises at least 0.01 wt. % of the rosin mixture; and the method comprises reacting under mixing at a temperature of at most 400°C, for a period of 1 minute to 24 h a mixture of rosin compounds with a UV-absorbing compound selected from a hydroxybenzophenone, an oxybenzone, a dioxybenzone, an oxanilide, a benzotriazole and a hydroxyphenyltriazine.
Rosin esters having suitable color, color stability and/or odor to make them useful for non-woven applications, to non-woven products made from and/or comprising rosin esters, and to methods of making and using such rosin esters and products.
A method of producing a low sulfur tall oil fatty acid by first esterifying the tall oil fatty acid, followed by distillation of the tall oil fatty acid ester, followed by saponification and acidulation to provide a low sulfur tall oil fatty acid. A fuel additive comprising tall oil fatty acid and a sulfur compound, wherein the sulfur compound comprises from about 0.1 to about 20 ppm of the additive. A fuel comprises a hydrocarbon fuel component and the fuel additive.
Described herein are compositions and articles containing a polymeric matrix and an active liquid intermixed with at least a portion of the polymeric matrix. Methods of making and using the compositions and articles are also described herein.
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A method for producing crude tall oil from black liquor soap while removing calcium carbonate and lignates is disclosed. Black liquor soap is first combined with an alkaline wash medium having a lower concentration of lignates and inorganic solids than the black liquor soap. The resulting mixture comprises washed tall oil soap, fortified brine, lignates, and calcium carbonate. The washed tall oil soap is then separated from the fortified brine, lignates, and calcium carbonate, preferably by centrifugation, decantation, filtration, settling, or a combination of these techniques. Acidification of the washed tall oil soap gives crude tall oil, and a spent acid mixture. The crude tall oil is separated from the spent acid. The spent acid is made alkaline, and at least a portion of it is returned for use as alkaline wash medium. The method enables soap washing in a crude tall oil production process while avoiding process upsets caused by accumulation of calcium sulfate in or downstream from acidulation units.
A tire rubber composition comprising a rubber compound and a processing oil, wherein the processing oil comprises a modified tall oil pitch, methods of making tires from such compositions, and tires comprising such compositions.
Tires and tread are made from resin formed from the polymerization of phenol, aromatic, and terpene and/or mono- and bi-cyclic mono- and bi-unsaturated hydrocarbons.
01 - Chemical and biological materials for industrial, scientific and agricultural use
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(1) Organic tall oil and distilled organic tall oil for use in metal working fluids, synthesis of rubber, and specialty resins but not for use in the textile industry
