Surfactant compositions with wide pH stability

• Main Authors: THOMPSON KIRK R, MU JEFF JIANHAI, VARINEAU PIERRE T, WANG XIAO HUA
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• Published: 25.12.2012
• Subjects: ANIMAL AND VEGETABLE OILS, FATS, FATTY SUBSTANCES AND WAXES; CANDLES; CHEMISTRY; CLEANING; CLEANING IN GENERAL; DETERGENT COMPOSITIONS; DETERGENTS; FATTY ACIDS THEREFROM; METALLURGY; PERFORMING OPERATIONS; PREVENTION OF FOULING IN GENERAL; RECOVERY OF GLYCEROL; RESIN SOAPS; SOAP OR SOAP-MAKING; TRANSPORTING; USE OF SINGLE SUBSTANCES AS DETERGENTS

Provided is a surfactant composition having wide pH stability. The composition is useful for various applications, including textile processing. The composition comprises: a nonionic surfactant of formula (I): R1-O-[(CH2CH(R2)-O)x(CH2CH2O)y]z-H, wherein R1, R2, x, y, and z are defined herein, togeth...