Sorbitol → Glycomul S

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The ditallowalkyldimethylammonium methylsulfate in the softener and antistat mixture was obtained as a commercial product from the Ashland Chemical Company. The sorbitan ester comprises the C16 and C18 alkyl mono, di, tri and tetra esters of sorbitan, isosorbide and small amounts of sorbitol (collectively "sorbitan esters") and was obtained as a commercial product from Glycomul Corporation as Glycomul S. This sorbitan ester mixture contains from about 52 to 59% by weight of C16 material and from about 41 to 49% C18 material. The sorbitan ester mixture further comprises from about 29 to 33% by weight of the monoester component, from about 28 to 38% by weight of the diester component and from about 23 to 32% by weight of the tri and tetra ester component with the remainder being unreacted material. The weight ratio of ditallowalkyldimethylammonium methylsulfate to sorbitan ester was about 7 to 3.

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