Physical Characteristics of Tetrahydroxy and Acylated Derivatives of Jojoba Liquid Wax in Lubricant Applications

Table 2

Cold flow and oxidation stability (by PDSC method) of the neat jojoba oil and ester derivatives.

Property	ASTM method	Jojoba oil	Jojoba esters
			Acetate	Propionate	Valerate
Cloud point (°C)	D-2500	9 ± 0.0	−2.0 ± 0.0	−1.0 ± 0.0	−8.0 ± 0.0
Pour point (°C)	D-97	9.0 ± 0.0	−47.0 ± 1.7	−51.0 ± 0.0	−54.0 ± 0.0
PDSC-OT (°C)	D-6186	176.50 ± 0.49	192.99 ± 0.53	193.57 ± 0.30	196.47 ± 1.15
PDSC-PT (°C)	D-6186	193.84 ± 0.45	208.99 ± 0.16	208.90 ± 1.32	210.73 ± 1.05