Fettalkoholetoxilat

English translation: fatty alcohol ethoxylate

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Swedish term or phrase:Fettalkoholetoxilat
English translation:fatty alcohol ethoxylate
Entered by: Paul Lambert

18:19 Nov 3, 2010
Swedish to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Chemistry; Chem Sci/Eng / industrial cleaning agents
Swedish term or phrase: Fettalkoholetoxilat
An ingredient in industrial degreasers/cleaning agents. Something about etoxyliated alcohol but I can't quite fit "fat" or "lipid" into the name.
Paul Lambert
Sweden
Local time: 17:27
fatty alcohol ethoxylate
Explanation:
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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Karin and Folke Nettelblad (Folia Textproduktion HB)
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4fatty alcohol ethoxylate
Karin and Folke Nettelblad (Folia Textproduktion HB)
4fatty alcohol ethoxylate/ethoxylated fatty alcohol
Anna Grynfeld Smith


  

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fatty alcohol ethoxylate


Explanation:
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...





Karin and Folke Nettelblad (Folia Textproduktion HB)
Sweden
Local time: 17:27
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fatty alcohol ethoxylate/ethoxylated fatty alcohol


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



Anna Grynfeld Smith
Switzerland
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