Patent ID: 6506710
Filing Date: 2003-01-14
Classification: C09K,Y10S

Abstract:
A gelling agent composition which comprises at least one glycol as a solvent, and at least one amidoamine oxide gelling agent of general formula (I) wherein R1 is a saturated or unsaturated, straight or branched chain aliphatic group of from about 7 to about 30 carbon atoms, R2 is a straight or branched chain, saturated or unsaturated divalent alkylene group of from 2 to about 6 carbon atoms, R3 and R4 are the same or different and are alkyl or hydroxyalkyl of from 1 to about 4 carbon atoms, or R3 and R4 together with the nitrogen atom to which they are bonded form a heterocyclic ring of up to 6 members, and R5 is hydrogen or a alkyl or hydroxyalkyl group of from 1 to about 4 carbon atoms, wherein said gelling agent composition contains less than about 10% free fatty acid.