Abstract:
A process for producing a poly(tetramethylene ether) glycol (PTMEG) or copolymer having a narrowed molecular weight ratio of 1.9 to 2.07 and a dispersity of 1.2 to 1.65 from a starting PTMEG or copolymer with a broader molecular weight distribution having a dispersity of 1.9 to 2.3 and a molecular weight ratio of 2.3 to 2.6 is provided by feeding the PTMEG or copolymer and an effective amount of an inert solvent to a stripping apparatus and stripping at a temperature of 150 to 220 degrees C. and a pressure of 0.5 to 5 mm of mercury.
Abstract:
Certain alcohol initiators containing unconjugated carbon-carbon double bonds can be alkoxylated with excellent efficiency and low production of by-products using a metal cyanide catalyst.
Abstract:
Alkanols are oxyalkylated by a process in which the reaction is carried out using a heterogeneous basic catalyst which is selected from basic aluminates, and the compounds prepared thereby are used as carrier oils in fuel additives or as nonionic surfactants in detergents or cleaning agents.