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- n. organic chemistry Any hydrocarbon formally derived from benzene by replacing one or more hydrogen atoms with alkyl groups
WordNet 3.0
- n. organic compound that has an alkyl group bound to a benzene ring
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“Typical of recent price trends in surfactants are the movements in linear alkylbenzene sulfonates (LAS), a widely used group of synthetic surfactants that are the main cleaning ingredients in household detergents.”
“Gordon Graff -- Purchasing, 12/2/2009 1: 58: 26 PM Despite a decline in demand, prices for surfactant linear alkylbenzene sulfonate have remained stubbornly higher than other chemicals, steadily increasing off a cyclical bottom in April.”
“The Illinois Department of Natural Resources said the substance was alkylbenzene sulfonic acid anionic surfactant, which commonly used in laundry detergent products.”
“The impact of higher petroleum costs on detergent makers could be gauged by price trends for a key group of petroleum-derived detergent ingredients - linear alkylbenzene sulfonates (LAS).”
“For example, there is not a lot of excess capacity for linear alkylbenzene sulfonates (LAS), the world's largest volume surfactants, Burns observes.”
“Linear alkylbenzene sulfonate $lb 0.50 0.50 0.50 0.50 0.50 0.50”
“For instance, prices of linear alkylbenzene sulfonates (LAS), the main cleaning ingredients in laundry detergents and the largest-selling group of surfactants, shot up in 2008 from 71ยข/lb in January to $1.03/lb in July, according to Purchasingdata. com (see chart).”
“The fluid is a common, mass-produced petrochemical called linear alkylbenzene, or LAB, used to make clear detergents, like liquid hand soap.”
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“The combined volume of the two heads of agreements totals over a quarter of Pearl GTL's normal paraffin production and is destined for GPC's proposed linear alkylbenzene (LAB) plant in Yanbu, Saudi Arabia and TPL's existing plant in Chennai, India.”
“LAB is the pre-cursor to linear alkylbenzene sulphonate (LAS), the most widely used surfactant in the world, commonly found in detergents and other household cleaning products.”
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