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alpha olefin

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alpha olefin [′al·fə ′ō·lə‚fən]
(organic chemistry)
An olefin where the unsaturation (double bond) is at the alpha position, that is, between the two end carbons of the carbon chain.


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BASF says the recent increases in ethylene prices and growing demand for linear alpha olefins in other markets have pushed up the cost of linear oxo alcohols--raw materials for linear plasticizers--faster than raw-material costs for competing plasticizers.
Keywords: Polyethylene and at least one alpha olefin having at least three carbon atoms and a coupling amount of poly(sulfonyl azide).
The new plant will be the sixth Alpha Olefin Plant that Linde AG will be erecting within Sasol's Secunda complex, which is situated approximately 150 km east of Johannesburg.
 
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