- Principal:SASOL Germany GmbH
- INCI Name:Stearyl Alcohol
- Chemical Family:Alcohols
- Labeling Claims:Animal Products-free, Biodegradable, Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE)-free, Food Contact Acceptable
- Applicable Processes:Oilfield Applications
ALFOL 8 Alcohol is a high purity, petrochemical-based 1-octanol (also known as octyl alcohol). It is a colorless liquid with a sweet pungent odor. ALFOL 8 Alcohol is classified as readily biodegradable in standard ready biodegradability tests. ALFOL 8 Alcohol can be esterified, ethoxylated, propoxylated, sulfated, oxidized, etc. Sasol Chemicals ALFOL alcohols are physically and chemically equivalent to corresponding oleochemical-based alcohols derived from such sources as coconut oil or palm oil.