in the range from about 100 degrees centigrade to about 250 degrees centigrade and a positive super atmospheric pressure in one embodiment of this invention the temperature is maintained in the range from about 125 degrees centigrade to about 200 degrees centigrade the alcohols that may be used in the practice of this invention during the alkoxylation reaction include alcohol that serve to catalyze the alkoxylation reaction in one embodiment of this invention the alcohol may be an aliphatic alcohol that contains from 1 to 12 carbons representative non limiting examples of such alcohols include alkanols such as methanol ethanol and propanol as well as polyols including dihydric alcohols such as ethylene glycol and propylene glycol the alcohol is employed in an amount effective to allow the alkoxylation to proceed at a higher temperature which results in a shorter reaction time the amount used may vary depending on the type of starting materials and alcohol temperature pressure and the like in general during the practice of this invention the amount of alcohol may be used in an amount such that the mole ratio of the alcohol to the polyetheramine is greater than about 1 1 in certain embodiments the mole ratio is greater than about 1 2 1 greater than about 2 1 in general the mole ratio.