What are oxo alcohols used for?
Oxo-alcohols are primarily consumed as solvents for preparing plasticizers, paints, coatings & adhesives, lubricant additives and in chemical manufacturing. The major end user industries of Oxo alcohols are acrylates, acetates, chemical intermediates, and plasticizers.
What is neodol used for?
NEODOL ethoxylates and ethoxysulphates are widely used to formulate hard surface cleaners such as pine oil cleaners, all-purpose cleaners, bathroom cleaners, floor and wall cleaners, and all-purpose spray cleaners.
What is C12 15 alcohols ethoxylated?
C12-C15 alcohol ethoxylate is a surfactant that breaks the surface tension of water, allowing things to become clean. It can be found in laundry detergent, surface cleaners, makeup, and other products.
What neodol 25?
NEODOL 25 is a blend of C12, C13, C14 and C15 high purity, lightly branched, primary alcohols manufactured using the Shell Hydroformylation (SHF) process. It can be used in a variety of applications, but it is primarily used for the manufacture of lube oils, alcohol ethoxylates, and alcohol ethoxysulfates.
What is linear alcohol ethoxylate made from?
Alcohol ethoxylates belong to the class of compounds which are synthesized via the reaction of a fatty alcohol and ethylene oxide, resulting in a molecule that consists of two parts one a carbon-rich, fatty alcohol and the second part a hydrophilic, polyoxyethylene chain.
Who are the major producers of alcohol ethoxylates?
Sasol Performance Chemicals, as a major producer of alcohols with a total capacity of more than 500,000 t/a C6–22 alcohols, offers numerous differently structured hydrophobes for the production of alcohol ethoxylates.
How did Sasol become an international chemical company?
With the extraction of chemicals from its Fischer–Tropsch product slate coupled with downstream functionalization and on-purpose chemical production facilities, Sasol moved from being just a South African fuels company to become an international integrated energy and chemicals company with over 200 chemical products being sold worldwide.
Why is Sasol listed on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange?
Today, Sasol develops and commercialises technologies, including synthetic fuels technologies, and produces different liquid fuels, chemicals and electricity. Sasol is listed on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE: SOL) and the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE: SSL).
What are the products of the Sasol distillate process?
The Sasol Slurry Phase Distillate (SPDTM) Process transforms natural gas into energy and chemical products, including transport fuels, base oils, waxes, paraffins and naphtha.