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Plasticizer Alcohols

Shell Plasticizer Alcohols

High-purity, synthetic alcohols that are largely linear and have both odd and even-numbered hydrocarbon chains, ranging from C9 to C11 that are used as intermediates to produce high-quality plasticizers.

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Shell LINEVOL

The Shell LINEVOL® series is made up of high-purity, synthetic alcohols that are largely linear and have both odd and even-numbered hydrocarbon chains, ranging from C9 to C11. Shell LINEVOL alcohols are used to manufacture plasticizer molecules, such as phthalate and trimellitate esters, which are used to plasticize polymers such as poly vinyl chloride (PVC). The plasticizer molecule based on LINEVOL alcohol improve the flexibility of the polymers.

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