Patent ID: 6562875
Filing Date: 2003-05-13
Classification: B01D,D21H

Abstract:
An aqueous emulsion containing from about 0.1 to about 70 weight percent of a mixture ofa) one or more alkoxylated alcohols of formula RO(C2H4O)x(C3H6O)yZ â€ƒwherein R is straight or branched C8-C22 alkyl; x is 0 to about 25; y greater than 0 to about 50 and Z is H or a th residue of an organic acid of a formulaâ€”C(O)Râ€², where Râ€² is C1-C4 alkyl, and b) an effective emulsifying amount of one or more anionic surfactants, wherein the amount of anionic surfactants used is between about 0.01 and 10 percent by weight of the alkoxylated alcohol and said one or more anionic surfactants is selected from the group consisting of alcohol sulfates, alkyl alkoxy sulfates, Polvoxvalkylene Phosphate esters, dialkyl sulfosuccinates, and sulfosuccinic acid esters with ethoxylated alcohols.