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- noun organic chemistry Any
hydrocarbon formally derived frombenzene by replacing one or morehydrogen atoms withalkyl groups
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- noun organic compound that has an alkyl group bound to a benzene ring
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For example, there is not a lot of excess capacity for linear alkylbenzene sulfonates (LAS), the world's largest volume surfactants, Burns observes.
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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.
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The Illinois Department of Natural Resources said the substance was alkylbenzene sulfonic acid anionic surfactant, which commonly used in laundry detergent products.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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For example, there is not a lot of excess capacity for linear alkylbenzene sulfonates (LAS), the world's largest volume surfactants, Burns observes.
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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).
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