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Fatty alcohols : anthropogenic and natural occurrence in the environment / by Stephen M Mudge, Scott E. Belanger and Paul C. DeLeo

By: Contributor(s): Resource type: Ressourcentyp: Buch (Online)Book (Online)Language: English Publisher: Cambridge : Royal Society of Chemistry, [2019]Copyright date: © 2019Edition: 2nd editionDescription: 1 Online-Ressource (xvii, 202 Seiten) : Illustrationen, DiagrammeISBN:
  • 9781788013840
Subject(s): Additional physical formats: 9781788013628 | Erscheint auch als: Fatty alcohols. Druck-Ausgabe Cambridge : Royal Society of Chemistry, 2[019]DDC classification:
  • 23
  • 547/.031
LOC classification:
  • TP248.A5
DOI: DOI: 10.1039/9781788013840Online resources: Summary: Cover; Fatty Alcohols: Anthropogenic and Natural Occurrence in the Environment; Preface; Acknowledgements; About the Authors; Contents; Chapter 1 -- Definitions; 1.1 Names and Structures; 1.2 Physicochemical Properties; 1.2.1 Solubility Versus Chain Length; 1.2.2 Partitioning (Kow) and Sediment Associations; 1.3 Summary; References; Chapter 2 -- Biological Synthesis; 2.1 Type I Fatty Acid Synthesis; 2.1.1 Unsaturated Chains; 2.2 Type II Fatty Acid Synthesis; 2.2.1 Unsaturated Compounds; 2.2.2 Branched Chains; 2.3 Fatty Acid Degradation; 2.4 Fatty Acyl-CoA Reductase (FAR)Summary: 2.5 Synthesis from Carbohydrates (Copepods)2.6 Summary; References; Chapter 3 -- Occurrence in Biota; 3.1 Bacteria; 3.2 Chlorophyll Side Chain (Phytol); 3.3 Marine Plants; 3.4 Terrestrial Plant Waxes; 3.5 Mosses and Other Peat Forming Plants; 3.6 Marine Animals; 3.7 Insects; 3.8 Birds; 3.9 Summary; References; Chapter 4 -- Consumer and Cosmetic Product Uses and Production; 4.1 Detergent Alcohols Manufacture; 4.1.1 Oleochemical Based Alcohols; 4.1.1.1 Fatty Acids; 4.1.1.2 Fatty Acid Methyl Esters (FAMEs); 4.1.2 Oleochemical Fatty Alcohols; 4.2 Petrochemical Based Alcohols; 4.2.1 Normal ParaffinSummary: 4.8 Usage of Fatty Alcohol-based Consumer Products4.8.1 Contributions to the WWTP Influent; 4.9 Summary; References; Chapter 5 -- Environmental Transformations; 5.1 Metabolism of Fatty Alcohols; 5.2 Natural Degradation; 5.2.1 Short Chain Moieties; 5.2.2 Long Chain Moieties; 5.3 Degradation Rate Constants; 5.3.1 Phytol Degradation; 5.4 Branched Chains; 5.5 Wastewater Treatment Plants (WWTPs); 5.6 Effect of Chemical Associations on Transformation Rates; 5.6.1 "Natural" Fatty Alcohols in WWTPs; 5.6.2 Anthropogenic Fatty Alcohols in Synthetic WWTPs; 5.6.3 Faecal Fatty AlcoholsSummary: 5.7 What We Still Don't Know5.8 Summary; References; Chapter 6 -- Analytical Methods; 6.1 Overview of Methods; 6.2 Methods for Analysis of Free Fatty Alcohols (and Ethoxylates); 6.3 Environmental Samples; 6.4 Inter-laboratory Comparisons; 6.5 Stable Isotope Analysis; 6.6 Summary; References; Chapter 7 -- Environmental Concentrations; 7.1 The Marine Environment; A. Victoria Harbour, BC -- Estuarine Surface Sediments; B1. Concepcíon Bay, Chile and B2. San Vicente Bay, Chile; C. Rio De Janeiro -- Surface Sediments in a Contaminated Bay; D1. Ria Formosa Lagoon -- Surface SedimentsSummary: D2. Ria Formosa Lagoon -- Suspended and Settled SedimentsSummary: Fatty alcohols are mainly used in the production of detergents and surfactants. This book provides new information regarding products containing fatty alcohol derivatives, the fate of these down-the-drain products in wastewater systems and the use of compound specific stable isotope methodsSummary: 4.2.2 Internal Olefins4.2.3 Conventional OXO Alcohols Based on Internal Olefins; 4.3 Alcohols Based on Ethylene; 4.3.1 Ziegler Ethylene Growth Process; 4.3.2 Ziegler Alcohols; 4.4 Modified OXO Alcohols; 4.4.1 SHOP (Shell Higher Olefin Process) α-Olefins; 4.4.2 SHOP Internal Olefins and Modified OXO Alcohols; 4.4.3 OXO Alcohols Derived from Fischer-Tropsch α-olefins; 4.5 Summary of Production Methods; 4.6 Detergent Formulations; 4.7 Global Production; 4.7.1 Asia; 4.7.2 China; 4.7.3 Japan; 4.7.4 Southeast Asia; 4.7.5 Western Europe; 4.7.6 North AmericaPPN: PPN: 1032344997Package identifier: Produktsigel: ZDB-1-RSEK
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