Patent ID: 6583101
Filing Date: 2003-06-24
Classification: C11D

Abstract:
A solvent concentrate comprising:(a) about 1 to 75 wt % of an ether alcohol solvent having a solubility in water of less than about 5 wt % of the solvent; and (b) about 1 to 75 wt % of a first ether alcohol solvent/coupler, said solvent/coupler present in an amount that said solvent concentrate forms a dispersion when added to water, said first solvent/coupler having a water solubility greater than the ether alcohol solvent, said first solvent/coupler comprising the formula: R2â€”Oâ€”(R3O)mâ€”H wherein R2 comprises a C2-C10 linear or branched alkyl group and R3 comprises a C2-C10 alkylene group and m is a number from 1 to 6, wherein said first solvent/coupler has a solubility in water of about 20 to about 100 wt % of the first solvent coupler; wherein the vapor pressure of the concentrate is less than 1 mm-Hg.