Patent ID: 7919575

Claim:
A process for the polyoxyalkylation of a starter comprising: establishing oxyalkylation conditions in an oxyalkylation reactor in the presence of a double metal cyanide (DMC) catalyst; continuously introducing into the reactor at least one alkylene oxide and a low molecular weight starter acidified with at least one of an inorganic protic mineral acid and an organic acid, wherein the acid comprises greater than 100 ppm, based on the weight of the starter, wherein said low molecular weight starter is selected from the group consisting of glycerine, diglycerol, ethylene glycol, propylene glycol, trimethylolpropane, pentaerythritol, sorbitol, sucrose and mixtures thereof; and recovering an oxyalkylated low molecular weight polyether product having a number average molecular weight of about 250 Daltons to 700 Daltons.