Characterization of alcohol ethoxylates as alcohol ethoxy sulfate derivatives by liquid chromatography - mass spectrometry

Journal of Surfactants and Detergents

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 195-202

  Cassani, Giorgio ^a   Pratesi, Claudio ^a   Faccetti, Lorella ^a   Pravettoni, Stefano ^a   Nucci, Giancarlo ^a   Andriollo, Nunzio ^a   Valtorta, Luigi ^a   Matheson, Lee ^b  

^a Sasol Italy SpA   (Italy)

^b Sasol North America   (United States)

Author keywords

AE; AES; Alcohol ether sulfates; Alcohol ethoxy sulfates; Alcohol ethoxylates; Analysis; Anionic surfactants; LC MS; Mass spectrometry; Nonionic surfactants

Indexed keywords

DERIVATIVES; IONIZATION; LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; MASS SPECTROMETRY;

ALCOHOL ETHOXY SULFATES (AES); ALCOHOL ETHOXYLATES (AE); ELECTROSPRAY IONIZATION; ETHYLENE OXIDE (EO) ADDUCT DISTRIBUTION;

ALCOHOLS;

ALCOHOL DERIVATIVE; ALCOHOL ETHOXYLATE; ETHYLENE OXIDE; SULFUR DERIVATIVE; SURFACTANT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CHEMICAL MODIFICATION; ELECTROSPRAY; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; ISOMERISM; MASS SPECTROMETRY;

EID: 10644252515     PISSN: 10973958     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11743-004-0304-z     Document Type: Article

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