| abstract |
PCT No. PCT/EP95/02146 Sec. 371 Date Dec. 13, 1996 Sec. 102(e) Date Dec. 13, 1996 PCT Filed Jun. 6, 1995 PCT Pub. No. WO95/34528 PCT Pub. Date Dec. 21, 1995A process for making a polyglycerol polyhydroxystearate comprising esterifying a polyhydroxystearic acid having a degree of self-condensation of from 2 to 20 with a polyglycerol component, the polyglycerol component consisting of: (a) from 5 to 30% by weight of a glycerol; (b) from 15 to 40% by weight of a diglycerol; (c) from 10 to 30% by weight of a triglycerol; (d) from 5 to 20% by weight of a tetraglycerol; (e) from 2 to 10% by weight of a pentaglycerol; and (f) remainder, up to 100%, of an oligoglycerol. |