IP Library Granted Patent US 12,365,821
Granted Patent B2
US 12,365,821 · App. 18/638,073 · Granted Jul 22, 2025

Bio-based coatings and adhesives using oils of

Inventors: Greg Curtzwiler (Boone, IA); Keith Vorst (Madrid, IA); Alexandra Ivey (Ames, IA); Sharan Raman (Wheaton, IL)
Assignee: IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY RESEARCH FOUNDATION, INC.
C09J175/14C08G18/3218C08G18/4277C08G18/675C08G18/728C08G18/73C08G63/52C08G63/81C09J5/00C09J11/04C09J167/08C09J2467/00C09J2475/00
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Patent No.
US 12,365,821
App. No.
18/638,073
Granted
Jul 22, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present application relates to polyurethane polymers produced by polymerizing a reactant mixture comprising triglycerides of Physaria fendleri , one or more polyisocyanates, and one or more polyols, wherein the triglycerides of Physaria fendleri have a hydroxyl value ranging from 90 milligrams of potassium hydroxide per gram of the triglycerides of Physaria fendleri to 250 milligrams of potassium hydroxide per gram of the triglycerides of Physaria fendleri . The present application also relates to polyester polymers produced by polymerizing a reactant mixture comprising triglycerides of Euphorbia lagascae , and one or more dicarboxylic acids. Also disclosed are the methods of formation of the polyurethane and polyester polymers, and their use as adhesives.

Claims (29)

1. A composition comprising:

a polyester polymer produced by polymerizing triglycerides of Euphorbia Lagascae and one or more dicarboxylic acids.

2. The composition of claim 1 , wherein the dicarboxylic acid is selected from the group consisting of sebacic acid, oxalic acid, succinic acid, adipic acid, cyclobutanedicarboxylic acid, hexahydroterephthalic acid, hexahydroisophthalic acid, phthalic acid, isophthalic acid, terephthalic acid, methylterephthalic acid, naphthalene-2,6-dicarboxylic acid, naphthalene-2,7-dicarboxylic acid, diphenylether dicarboxylic acid, diphenyl sulfonedicarboxylic acid, diphenoxyethanedicarboxylic acid, sodium 3-5-dicarboxybenzenesulfonate, glycolic acid, p-hydroxybenzoic acid and p-B-hydroxyethoxybenzoic acid.

3. The composition of claim 1 , wherein the polyester polymer comprises the triglycerides of Euphorbia Lagascae to the dicarboxylic acid in a molar ratio ranging from 0.5:1 to 2:1.

4. The composition of claim 1 , wherein the polyester polymer has a number average molecular weight ranging from 3000 grams per mole of polymer to 1,000,000 grams per mole of polymer.

5. The composition of claim 1 , wherein the polyester polymer has a glass transition point ranging from −50° C. to 110° C.

6. An adhesive composition comprising:

the composition of claim 1 and

a solvent.

7. The adhesive composition according to claim 6 further comprising:

a tackifier and/or a plasticizer.

8. The adhesive composition according to claim 6 further comprising:

a filler selected from the group consisting of ground mica, talc, kaolin clay, calcium carbonate, calcium sulfite, colloidal silica, wollastonite, ballotini, hollow glass microspheres, glass, carbon and graphite fibers, zinc, titanium, zirconium, ground quartz, metallic silicates, and metallic powders.

9. A method of adhering substrates together, said method comprising:

providing a plurality of substrates;

applying the composition of claim 1 to one or more of the substrates; and

joining the substrates together with the applied composition.

10. The method of claim 9 , wherein the composition is laminated between two substrate layers under conditions effective to form a seal.

11. A method of forming a polyester, said method comprising:

mixing triglycerides of Euphorbia Lagascae with a dicarboxylic acid in a solvent to form a solution and

reacting the solution under conditions effective to form a polyester polymer.

12. The method of claim 11 , wherein said reacting is carried out at a temperature between about 20° C. to about 180° C.

13. The method of claim 11 , wherein said reacting is carried out in the presence of a catalyst suitable to permit formation of the polyester.

14. The method of claim 13 , wherein the catalyst is selected from the group consisting of triethylamine, triethylenediamine, antimony trioxide, tetrabutyl titanate (IV), titanium (IV) isopropoxide, tin (II) 2-ethylhexanoate, and dibutyltin (IV) oxide.

15. The method of claim 11 further comprising:

removing solvent from the mixture after formation of the polyester.

16. The method of claim 11 , wherein the polyester has a number average molecular weight ranging from 3000 grams per mole of polyester to 1,000,000 grams per mole of polyester.

17. The method of claim 11 , wherein the polyester has a glass transition point ranging from −50° C. to 110° C.

18. The composition of claim 1 , wherein the one or more dicarboxylic acids is sebacic acid.

Continuity (3)
Division 17204475 · Mar 17, 2021
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