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AkzoNobel Presents the Next Generation of Hair Care and Styling Solutions at NYSCC Suppliers’ Day
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AkzoNobel made a big splash at this year’s Suppliers’ Day, a personal care industry event sponsored by the New York Society of Cosmetic Chemists (NYSCC). Participating for the first year as the new unified AkzoNobel Personal Care Group, the team broke the ice by asking fellow participants to get to know Bruce, the unofficial name […] |
Technically Speaking
Alkyl Ether Citrates
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Alkyl ether citrates are novel anionic surfactants produced by AkzoNobel Surface Chemistry. As illustrated below, these products are a mixture of mono- and di-esters of citric acid. In general, alkyl ether citrates are prepared from the esterification of citric acid with […] |



