Application of alkoxylated fatty alcohol or alkyl phenol containing locked end groups for the prevention of foaming in the sugar and yeast industries

摘要

Foam is controlled in the sugar industry and yeast industry by a process in which oxyalkylation products of the formula I R-O-(X1)n-(X2)m-(X3)p-Z where R is alkyl of 6 to 22 carbon atoms or alkylphenyl where alkyl is of 6 to 12 carbon atoms, X1 and X3 are ethylene oxide units, n and p are each from 0 to 15 and the sum of n and p is not less than 2, the groups X2 are propylene oxide and/or butylene oxide units, m is from 0 to 15 and Z is straight-chain or branched alkyl of 1 to 4 carbon atoms, allyl or benzyl, having a turbidity point of 75 DEG C., are used as antifoams.