Patent ID: 7045580
Filing Date: 2006-05-16
Classification: B01F

Abstract:
1. An amphiphilic compound comprising: (a) a lipophilic component wherein the lipophilic component is a hydrocarbon group containing about 20 or more carbon atoms; (b) a hydrophilic component wherein the hydrophilic component is selected from at least one the group consisting of: (c) a linker covalently bonding the hydrophilic component and the lipophilic component, wherein the hydrophilic component is present in an amount sufficient to at least partially disperse the amphiphilic compound in water, with the proviso that when the hydrophilic component is (b)(i) the monomer or an oligomer of an oxyalkylene group containing 2 or more carbon atoms or derivatives thereof, the linker is a covalent bond directly between the hydrophilic component and the lipophilic component.