Patent ID: 6222077
Filing Date: 2001-04-24
Classification: C07C,C11D

Abstract:
A process for the manufacture of a surfactant comprising:(a) dimerizing an olefin feed comprising C.sub.6 -C.sub.10 linear olefins under dimerization conditions to obtain C.sub.12 -C.sub.20 olefins;(b) converting said C.sub.12 -C.sub.20 olefins to a C.sub.13 -C.sub.21 branched alcohol composition;(c) converting said C.sub.13 -C.sub.21 branched alcohol composition to nonionic or anionic surfactants;wherein said branched alcohol composition has an average number of branches ranging from 0.9 to 2.0 per molecule and contains branching in an amount of less than 25% at the C.sub.2, C.sub.3, and isopropyl terminal carbon positions relative to the hydroxyl bearing carbon atom.