ethoxylation

Noun

Meaning

ethoxylation (plural ethoxylations)

(organic chemistry) Treatment or reaction with ethylene oxide

Source: en.wiktionary.org

Examples

1,4-Dioxane contamination Some products containing SLES have been found to also contain traces (up to 279 ppm) of 1,4-dioxane ; this is formed as a by-product during the ethoxylation step of its synthesis. Source: Internet

The related surfactant sodium lauryl sulfate (also known as sodium dodecyl sulfate or SDS) is produced similarly, but without the ethoxylation step. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

ethoxyl ethoxylate ethoxylated ethoxymethyl ethoxymethylidene ethoxyprecocene