Thickening aqueous systems with alpha-olefin oxide-modified liquid polyether thickeners

摘要: New liquid thickeners for aqueous liquids are obtained by capping a straight chain polyoxyalkylene compound derived from ethylene oxide or and at least one other lower alkylene reacting said oxides with active hydrogen-containing initiator having only hydrogen atom. The new prepared molecular weight of about 1000 to 25,000 utilizing an alpha-olefin carbon 12 18 aliphatic atoms. Both block heteric compounds useful. Alternatively, the can be made copolymerizing mixed in presence oxide. exhibit unexpected increase viscosity systems as compared prior art polyether thickening agents. modified agents invention useful both water-based water-glycol based hydraulic fluids.