Glossary entry

Swedish term or phrase:

Fettalkoholetoxilat

English translation:

fatty alcohol ethoxylate

Added to glossary by Paul Lambert
Nov 3, 2010 18:19
13 yrs ago
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Swedish term

Fettalkoholetoxilat

Swedish to English Tech/Engineering Chemistry; Chem Sci/Eng industrial cleaning agents
An ingredient in industrial degreasers/cleaning agents. Something about etoxyliated alcohol but I can't quite fit "fat" or "lipid" into the name.

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fatty alcohol ethoxylate

Fatty alcohols are the less oxidized equivalents of fatty acids, i.e. alcohols with a hyrdorcarbon chaing of about 8 to 22 carbon atoms.

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Note added at 12 mins (2010-11-03 18:32:36 GMT)
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http://sitem.herts.ac.uk/aeru/iupac/Reports/1357.htm

http://www.shreechem.in/fatty_alcohol_ethoxylate.html

http://www.chemicalland21.com/specialtychem/perchem/lauryl a...



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fatty alcohol ethoxylate/ethoxylated fatty alcohol

It might refer to CAS No.:68131-39-5. If you google it you find the names suggested.

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