Patent ID: 6566319
Filing Date: 2003-05-20
Classification: C07C,C11D

Abstract:
A cleaning product comprising:(i) from about 0.1% to about 99% of a modified alkylarylsulfonate surfactant, wherein said modified alkylarylsulfonate surfactant is the product of a process comprising the following steps: (a) a step of reacting, in the presence of a dimerization catalyst, an olefinic feedstock comprising alpha-olefins or mixtures thereof to form one or more vinylidene olefins having a carbon content of from C10 to C16; (b) a step of alkylating an arene selected from benzene, toluene and mixtures thereof, with said vinylidene olefin, in the presence of an alkylation catalyst; (c) a step of sulfonating the product of step (b); and, optionally, (d) a step of neutralizing the product of step (c); and (ii) from about 0.00001% to about 99% of cleaning product adjuncts.