Process of producing solutions of metal soaps of epoxidized fatty acids in an alkyl phenol

Claim 1

A PROCESS OF PRODUCING SOLUTIONS OF METAL SOAPS OF EPOXIDIZED FATTY ACIDS IN AN ALKYL PHENOL, THE STEPS WHICH COMPRISE (A) MIXING AN EXPOXY COMPOUND OBTAINED BY EPOXIDIZING (1) A FATTY ACID SELECTED FROM THE GROUP CONSISTING OF OLEIC ACID, HEXADECENOIC ACID, RICINOLEIC ACID, AND LINOLEIC ACID, (2) A LOWER HYDROCARBON ALCOHOL ESTER OF ANY OF SAID FATTY ACIDS, (3) A GLYCEROL ESTER OF ANY OF SAID FATTY ACIDS, (4) CASTOR OIL, OR (5) LINSED OIL. (B) WITH A SOAP-FORMING METAL COMPOUND SELECTED FROM THE GROUP CONSISTING OF AN OXIDE, HYDROXIDE, CARBONATE, OR SALT OF A WEAKLY ACID ORGANIC ACID OF ALKALI METAL, ALKALINE EARTH METAL, CADMIUM, ZINC, LEAD, NICKEL, COBALT, MANGANESE, COPPER, BERYLLIUM, TIN, CERIUM, AND BISMUTH, SAID WEAKLY-ACID ORGANIC ACID BEING VOLATILE UNDER REDUCED PRESSURE BELOW 100*C., IN AN ALKYL PHENOL CAPABLE OF USE AS A REACTION MEDIUM AND DILUTING AGENT DURING FORMATION OF SAID METAL SOAPS, CARRYING OUT SAID MIXING AT AN ELEVATED TEMPERATURE BELOW ABOUT 100*C., STIRRING THE MIXTURE AT SAID TEMPERTURE UNTIL SALT FORMATION IS COMPLETED, AND DISTILLING OFF VOLATILE REACTION PRODUCTS IN A VACUUM.