Patent ID: 6174849
Filing Date: 2001-01-16
Classification: B01F,C11D

Abstract:
A water-free surfactant composition comprising:(a) a fatty alcohol sulfate corresponding to formula (I):R.sup.1 O--SO.sub.3 X (I)wherein R.sup.1 is a linear alkyl chain containing 16 or 18 carbon atoms and X is an alkali metal, alkaline earth metal, ammonium, alkylammonium, aklanolammonium or glucammonium; and(b) an alcohol sulfate corresponding to formula (II):R.sup.2 O--SO.sub.3 X (II)wherein R.sup.2 is an alkyl chain containing 12 to 15 carbon atoms consisting of a minimum 20 percent by weight branched alkyl chains and a maximum 80 percent by weight unbranched alkyl chains, and wherein R.sup.2 comprises a minimum of 30 percent by weight of odd-numbered alkyl chains and a maximum of 70 percent by weight of even-numbered alkyl chains, and X is an alkali metal or alkaline earth metal, ammonium, alkylammonium, alkanolammonium or glucammonium; and wherein the weight ratio of component (a) to component (b) is from 70:30 to 90:10.