Catalysts for oxyethylation of alcohols and fatty acid methyl esters

Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research

Volumn 43, Issue 20, 2004, Pages 6267-6280

  Bialowas, Elzbieta ^a   Szymanowski, Jan ^a  

^a POZNAN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Poland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOLS; CATALYSTS; FATTY ACIDS; HYDROGEN; HYDROPHOBICITY; SURFACE ACTIVE AGENTS;

NONIONIC SURFACTANTS; OXYETHYLATION PRODUCTS;

ESTERS;

ALCOHOL DERIVATIVE; FAT; FATTY ACID ESTER; HYDROGEN; NONIONIC SURFACTANT; OIL; OXIDE; REAGENT;

CHEMICAL ENGINEERING;

CATALYST; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CHEMICAL REACTION; HYDROPHOBICITY; OXYETHYLATION; REVIEW;

EID: 4644302051     PISSN: 08885885     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ie049898h     Document Type: Review

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