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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 03, 1991
Filed:
Jan. 25, 1989
Karl Schmid, Mettmann, DE;
Alfred Meffert, Monheim, DE;
Klaus Friedrich, Duesseldorf, DE;
Michael Langen, Hilden, DE;
Klaus Herrmann, Monheim, DE;
Henkel Kommanditgesellschaft auf Aktien, Duesseldorf, DE;
Abstract
A process for the production of alkyl polyoxyethylenes showing improved low-temperature behavior, by reaction of alcohols with ethylene oxide at elevated temperature in the presence of basic alkali metal compounds as catalysts and subsequent neutralization of the alkaline catalyst with acids, which under prior art practice was impractical because of clogging of reaction vessels and equipment associated with precipitation of salts during neutralization, is made practical by adding a finely divided solid to serve as a precipitation control agent during neutralization. The finely divided solids used are, in particular, organic and/or inorganic materials known in the prior art as filter aids, such as kieselguhr and sawdust or other finely divided cellulose.