Biobased plasticizer and surface covering employing same
View Patent ↗Described herein are biobased plasticizer compositions comprising a compound having the structure of Formula I: wherein R is C 6 -C 18 alkyl; along with methods of making and using same.
1. A surface covering comprising:
from about 1.5 wt. % to about 5 wt. % of a biobased plasticizer composition comprising isooctyl 2-furoate; wherein the surface covering is selected from: a tile product and a sheet product.
2. The surface covering of claim 1 , wherein the tile product is selected from a vinyl composition tile and a luxury vinyl tile.
3. The surface covering of claim 1 , comprising from 3.2 wt. % to 3.6 wt. % of isooctyl 2-furoate.
4. A surface covering comprising:
from about 1.5 wt. % to about 5 wt. % of a biobased plasticizer composition comprising a compound having the structure of Formula I:
wherein R is isooctyl;
wherein the surface covering is selected from: a tile product and a sheet product; and
wherein the compound having the structure of Formula I is a reaction product of furoic acid and isooctyl alcohol.
5. The surface covering of claim 4 , wherein the isooctyl alcohol is derived from a renewable resource.
6. The surface covering of claim 5 , wherein the biobased plasticizer composition further comprises at least one nonrenewable component.
7. A surface covering of claim 6 wherein the tile product is selected from a vinyl composition tile and a luxury vinyl tile.
8. The surface covering of claim 1 comprising from about 2 wt. % ot about 4 wt. % of the biobased plasticizer composition comprising isooctyl 2-furoate.
9. The surface covering of claim 4 comprising from about 2 wt. % ot about 4 wt. % of the biobased plasticizer composition comprising the compound having the structure of Formula I.