Process for clarifying alkoxylated alcohols

A process for clarifying an alkoxylated alcohol product mixture produced using a calcium-based catalyst system comprising:

• heating said alkoxylated alcohol product mixture containing alkoxylated alcohols having the formula:
• R--O--(C.sub.n H.sub.2n O).sub.x --H
• wherein R is a hydrocarbon radical containing from 1 to about 30 carbon atoms, n is 2 to 4, and x is an average and is from about 2 to about 20, to a temperature from about 80.degree. C. to about 175.degree. C. to produce a filtration feed;
• and
• passing said filtration feed through a filter medium comprising a material possessing polar groups to produce a clarified filtrate, said filtration feed being passed through said filter medium within about 5 days of being prepared, said filtration feed being passed through said filter medium until the desired degree of clarification is obtained, the temperature of said filtrate at the end of filtration being less than about 30.degree. C. but above the pour point of the filtrate.