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Fatty
alcohols —
overview
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Major
applications of fatty alcohol
and its derivatives:
| Application
segment |
Used
in the form of |
End
use |
Category |
| Personal
care
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Alcohol |
Creams,
lotions, hair products, skin
products |
Conditioners,
thickeners, superfatting agents,
emollients, viscosity builders,
sheen agents |
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Alcohol
ethoxylates |
Creams,
shampoos, hair products, skin
products, shaving products,
bath oils, lotions, perfumed
products |
Conditioners,
thickeners, superfatting agents,
emollients, viscosity builders,
sheen agents, gelling agents,
solubilisers, dispersants,
emulsifiers |
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Quaternary
ammonium salts, amine oxides,
fatty amines |
Cleansing
creams, lotions, hair products,
rinses, shampoos, medicated
cosmetics |
Conditioners,
thickeners, viscosity builders,
antistatic agents |
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Esters |
Bath
products, lipsticks, make-up
products, sunscreen agents |
Gloss
enhancers, carriers, solubilisers,
thickeners |
| Household
detergents |
Alcohol |
Powders
and liquid products, fabric
softeners |
Foam
controller, antistatic agent,
emollient, opacifier |
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Alcohol
sulfates and alcohol ether
sulfates (Alcohol ethoxysulphates) |
Laundry
powders, light and heavy duty
dishwashing, liquid detergents |
Surfactants,
softeners, wetting agents,
dispersants |
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Alcohol
ethoxylates |
Laundry
powders, light and heavy duty
dishwashing, liquid detergents |
Surfactants,
softeners, wetting agents,
dispersants, emulsifiers |
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Quaternary
ammonium salts, fatty amines,
amine oxide |
Laundry
products, wool washing |
Softeners,
antistatic, foam stabiliser |
| Industrial
and hard-surface cleaning
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Alcohol
sulfates, ether sulfates (ethoxysulfates) |
Floor,
toilet, metal, bottle and
scouring cleaners |
Foam
controllers, wetting agents,
dispersants, surfactants |
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Fatty
amines, amine oxide, quaternary
ammonium salts |
Floor,
toilet, metal, bottle and
scouring cleaners |
Germicidal
disinfectants |
| Other
industrial use |
Alcohol
/ alcohol ethoxylates / quaternary
ammonium salts |
Textiles |
Softeners,
antistatic, spin preparations
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Leather |
Foam
control, leveling agents |
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Paper |
Surface
tension controllers, de-foamers,
de-inking |
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Polymers
and plastics |
Lubricant
additives, polymerisation
auxillaries, antistatic agents,
antioxidants, plasticisers,
foam stabilizers |
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Metal
working / cutting oils |
Coupling
agent, rolling oils, hydraulic
oils, anticorrosion agents |
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Crude
petroleum oil and lubricant
oils |
Pour-point
depressants |
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Water
treatment and water Preservation |
Bacteriostat,
water evaporation retardant |
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Pharmaceuticals |
Deodorant,
depilatories, ointments |
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Processed
foods |
Emulsifiers |
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| B A S I
C F A C T S |
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Godrej Industries, an integral part
of the US$1.875 billion Godrej Group,
is India's leading manufacturer of oleochemicals.
The company makes more than hundred
chemicals and exports its products to more than
40 countries.
Products from the GIL portfolio are
used in a variety of applications: cosmetics,
tyres, detergents, pharmaceuticals,
cigarettes, toothpaste and more.
The company has modern, integrated chemical
factories at Valia in the Indian state
of Gujarat and at Vikhroli in suburban
Mumbai.
Godrej Industries leads the Indian market
in the production of fatty acids, fatty
alcohols and AOS. It is among the top three largest
producers of Glycerine in the country.
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