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ALES 1,4-Dioxane
Posted by Abdullah on March 21, 2021 at 2:51 amDoes ALES have 1,4-Dioxane like SLES has?
Abdullah replied 3 years, 6 months ago 4 Members · 4 Replies -
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Depends on manufacturing and refining process. Apart from that, about as (un-)likely.
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It’s a byproduct from the Ethoxylation process. So, unless the manufacturer specifically removes it, there will be some residual 1,4-Dioxane.
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Incidentally, over the last week I have been receiving emails projecting a shortage/price increase on ethoxylated compounds (many surfactants) due to plant shutdowns in Texas during their cold snap.
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