Alcohol alkoxylates used as low-foam, or foam-inhibiting surfactants

摘要

1. Alcohol alkoxylates of the formula (I) R1-O-(CH2-CHR5-O-)r(CH2-CH2-O-)n(CH2-CHR6-O-)s(CH2-CHR2-O-)mH (I) where R1 is an at least singly branched C4-22-alkyl R2 is C3-4-alkyl R5 is C1-4-alkyl R6 is methyl or ethyl n is an average value from 1 to 50 m is an average value from 0 to 20 r is an average value from 0 to 50 s is an average value from 0 to 50, where m is at least 0.5 if R5 is methyl or ethyl or r is 0, or alcohol alkoxylates of the formula (II) R3-O-(CH2-CH2-O-)p(CH2-CHR4-O-)qH (II) where R3 is branched or unbranched C4-22-alkyl R4 is C3-4-alkyl p is an average value of from 1 to 50 q is an average value of from 0.5 to 20 are used as low-foam or foam-suppressing surfactants.