Ethoxylated alcohol (ae7) (ethoxylated alcohol (AE7) production - petrochemical)

Emissions generated by the activity within the product supply chain as described in ecoinvent v3.8. Ethoxylated alcohol (AE7)' represents an organic substance with the molecular formula CH3(CH2)4(OC2H4)OH 'produced within the reaction of a primary alcohol and ethylene oxide. It therefore comprises an ether and a hydroxy functional group. AE7 stands for alcohol, ethoxylated followed by a number indicating the average number of ethylene oxide molecules added'. It is liquid under normal conditions of temperature and pressure. It is modelled as a pure substance. 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.