CHEMICAL PREPARATIONS USEFUL AS DISPERSING AGENTS, EMULSIFIERS, SOLUBILIZERS, AND SURFACTANTS AS IN CLEANING COMPOUNDS, COSMETICS, PAPERMAKING, PHARMACEUTICALS, TEXTILES AND OTHERS, AS A THICKENER AS IN SHAMPOOS; AS A HUMECTANT AND ALSO A PLASTICIZER AS IN ADHESIVES AND STARCH COMPOSITIONS; AND AS HIGH PRESSURE LUBRICANT AS IN METAL DRAWING OPERATIONS AND AS INGREDIENTS IN SUCH LUBRICANTS