Producing Jatropha oil-based polyol via epoxidation and ring opening

• Main Authors: Ahmad Hazmi, Ahmad Syafiq, Aung, Min Min, Abdullah, Luqman Chuah, Salleh, Mek Zah, Mahmood, Mohd Hilmi
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier 2013
• Online Access: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/30893/1/Producing%20Jatropha%20oil.pdf; http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/30893/
• Institution: Universiti Putra Malaysia

A low viscosity polyol has been functionalized from crude Jatropha oil via epoxidation and subsequent ring-opening. Starting with the crude Jatropha oil, the double bonds are functionalized by introducing epoxy groups and ring-opened to produce hydroxyl groups. The experiment employs more concentrat...