METHOD FOR PRODUCING OXALKYLATED AMINES OR ALCOHOLS

摘要

The invention relates to a method for producing oxalkylated amines or alcohols, whereby a reaction mixture containing an amine or an alcohol or a mixture of two or more amines and/or alcohols and an alkylene oxide or a mixture of two or more different alkylene oxides are made to react in one or several successive reaction steps. At least one of the steps of the reaction occurs in the presence of a basic catalyst and the reaction mixture in at least one of the reaction steps contains formic acid or a formic acid salt or a mixture of the two or more or the reaction mixture is mixed with formic acid or a formic acid salt or a mixture of the two or more when oxalkylation is finished. The alkoxylates obtained using the inventive method have little natural colour or odour.