Narrow-range ethoxylation of fatty alcohols promoted by a zirconium alkoxide sulfate catalyst

Journal of Surfactants and Detergents

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 83-91

  Di Serio, Martino ^a   Iengo, Paolo ^a   Vairo, Guiseppe ^a   Santacesaria, Elio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

Author keywords

Ethoxylation; Fatty alcohols; Zirconium alkoxide

Indexed keywords

EID: 0345126460     PISSN: 10973958     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11743-998-0011-9     Document Type: Article

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