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Record 1 2001-08-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Chemical Elements and Compounds
CONT

"polyoxyethylene alcohols; "polyethylene glycol fatty alcohol ethers". ... Compounds with a broad range of properties can be prepared by varying the fatty alcohol (lipophile) used ... CFTA-assigned names based on fatty alcohol segment include ceteth (cetyl alc), laureth (lauryl alc), myreth (myristyl alc), oleth (oleyl alc), steareth (stearyl alc), trideth (tridecyl alc). The average number of ethylene oxide units in the polyethylene glycol segment is indicated by an appended number (e.g. ceteth-20).

OBS

Used as emulsifiers, wetting agents, antistats, solubilizers, defoamers, detergents, lubricants in pharmaceutical, cosmetic and other industrial applications.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Éléments et composés chimiques

Spanish

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