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The research objective was to determine whether naturally occurring epoxy functional vernonia oil would result in lower viscosity compounds after converting the virgin oil into the cyclic carbonate using supercritical carbon dioxide as the reactant. The cyclic carbonate was produced using relatively mild conditions as described in the paper. Carbonated vernonia oil retains the characteristic low viscosity of vernonia oil, and offers potential as a valuable, biobased intermediate for synthesizing low viscosity resins.
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This material is based upon work supported by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service (USDA/CSREES) under Award No. 2006-38202-16954.
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Mann, N., Mendon, S.K., Rawlins, J.W. et al. Synthesis of Carbonated Vernonia Oil. J Am Oil Chem Soc 85, 791–796 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11746-008-1249-3
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