Ethoxylated alcohol (ae3) (ethoxylated alcohol (AE3) production - petrochemical)

Emissions generated by the activity within the product supply chain as described in ecoinvent v3.10. The product 'ethoxylated alcohol (AE3)' is an organic substance with a CAS no. : produced within the reaction of a primary alcohol and ethylene oxide. It therefore comprises an ether and a hydroxy functional group. AE3 stands for alcohol ethoxylated followed by a number indicating the average number of ethylene oxide molecules added. It is called '' under IUPAC naming and its molecular formula is: CH3(OC2H4)OH. It is liquid under normal conditions of temperature and pressure. It is modelled as a pure substance. Modelling this substance in a solution requires the user to add the solvent of their choice in their models. On a consumer level is used in the following products: surfactants. There is no publicly available information about the consumption of this substance on industrial sites. The cut-off classification is allocatable product. The activity type is ordinary transforming activity. The reference product amount is 1.