| abstract |
PCT No. PCT/EP90/00851 Sec. 371 Date Dec. 4, 1991 Sec. 102(e) Date Dec. 4, 1991 PCT Filed May 28, 1990 PCT Pub. No. WO90/15295 PCT Pub. Date Dec. 13, 1990.The use of mixed hydroxyethers of the general formula I R1O-(CH2CH2O)x-CH2-CH(OH)R2 (I) in which R1 denotes an alkyl group having 1 to 10 carbon atoms R2 denotes an alkyl group having 8 to 20 carbon atoms and x denotes a number in the range from 1 to 20 as auxiliaries for the dehydration of water-containing finely divided solids, gives solids having a low water content without foaming in the water separated therefrom. |