Thickening Stabilizer for Fluid Organic Substances
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current thickening and stabilizing agents for fluid organic substances cannot adjust viscosity to a desired level, limiting their application in maintaining the stability and uniformity of emulsified states in products like mayonnaise and salad dressings.
Innovation Solution
A combination of two specific compounds, 1,2,4,5-benzenetetracarboxamide derivatives with aliphatic hydrocarbon groups in a specific mole ratio, which when dissolved in fluid organic substances, provide excellent thickening, gelatinizing, and stabilizing effects, controlling viscosity and maintaining uniformity.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If 12-hydroxystearic acid is used as a thickening/stabilizing agent, then the fluid organic substance can be brought into a completely solidified state or remain in a liquid state, but the degree of gelatinization cannot be adjusted to achieve a desired viscosity
Solution Approach 1:
The invention divides the thickening agent into two distinct compounds with different structures (Formula i and Formula ii) that work synergistically. Compound (i) with C12-C18 aliphatic hydrocarbon groups provides strong thickening effect, while compound (ii) with C4-C10 aliphatic hydrocarbon groups provides gelatinizing effect. By segmenting the function between two compounds, the system achieves both reliable stabilization and adjustable viscosity through ratio control.
Solution Approach 2:
The invention changes the parameter of compound composition from a single substance to a two-component system with variable ratios. By adjusting the ratio of compound (i) to compound (ii) from 95:5 to 25:75, the viscosity and gelatinization degree can be continuously tuned. This parameter change approach transforms a binary outcome (solid/liquid) into a continuous spectrum of desired viscosities.
2Ease of manufacture
If a single thickening compound is used, then the formulation is simple, but sufficient thickening/stabilizing effects cannot be achieved
Solution Approach 1:
The invention merges two compounds with complementary properties into a single thickening/stabilizing system. Compound (i) containing C12-C18 aliphatic hydrocarbon groups and compound (ii) containing C4-C10 aliphatic hydrocarbon groups are combined in specific ratios to achieve synergistic thickening and stabilizing effects that exceed the sum of individual contributions.
Solution Approach 2:
The invention creates a composite thickening agent system consisting of two distinct chemical compounds with different molecular structures and properties. This composite approach allows the system to exhibit enhanced and tunable thickening, gelatinizing, and stabilizing effects that cannot be achieved with either compound alone.
3Reliability
If the thickening agent causes complete solidification, then maximum stabilization is achieved, but the composition loses fluidity and usability
Solution Approach 1:
The invention introduces dynamics into the system by enabling continuous adjustment of the thickening degree through ratio modification. The combination of compound (i) and compound (ii) at ratios from 95:5 to 25:75 allows the composition to dynamically adapt its viscosity and fluidity characteristics, transitioning between more solidified and more fluid states while maintaining stabilization.
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
The combined compounds effectively adjust viscosity within a desired range, ensuring stability and uniformity of the composition, making them suitable for various applications including cosmetics, coating materials, and foodstuffs.
Implementation Method 1
a thickening/stabilizing agent that thickens and/or stabilizes oils and other fluid organic substances
Implementation Method 2
12-hydroxystearic acid is known as a thickening/stabilizing agent for fluid organic substances... Utilizing its gelatinizing activity
Implementation Method 3
the stabilizing effects are the effects of: eliminating or minimizing sedimentation, local aggregation, and concentrating of a composition containing a fluid organic substance; and allowing the composition to stably maintain its uniform state
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AI summary
Provided is a thickening/stabilizing agent that thickens, gelatinizes, and/or stabilizes a fluid organic substance to a desired viscosity. The thickening/stabilizing agent according to the present invention contains a compound (1) represented by Formula (i) and a compound (2) represented by Formula (ii), in a mole ratio of the compound (1) to the compound (2) of 95:5 to 25:75. The four R1s in Formula (i) represent, identically in each occurrence, a C12-C18 aliphatic hydrocarbon group; and the four R2s in Formula (ii) represent, identically in each occurrence, an C4-C10 aliphatic hydrocarbon group. Formulae (i) and (ii) are expressed as follows: