Patent ID: 7189683

Claim:
A surfactant composition which comprises a mixture of compounds conforming to the following structures: wherein; R is alkyl having 8 to 22 carbon atoms; R 1 , R 2 , R 3 , and R 4 are independently selected from the group consisting of: —CH 2 —CH(OH)—CH 2 —O—(CH 2 CH 2 O) a —(CH 2 CH(CH 3 )O) b —(CH 2 CH 2 O) c CH 3 ; and H, with the proviso that R 1 , R 2 , R 3 , and R 4 are not all H; wherein a, b and c are independently integers each ranging from 0 to 20 with the proviso that a+b+c be at least 1; and wherein; R is alkyl having 8 to 22 carbon atoms; R 5 , R 6 , R 7 , R 8 ; R 9 , R 10 and R 11 are independently selected from the group consisting of —CH 2 —CH(OH)—CH 2 —O—(CH 2 CH 2 O) a —(CH 2 CH(CH 3 )O) b —(CH 2 CH 2 O) c H; and H, with the proviso that are R 5 , R 6 , R 7 , R 8 ; R 9 , R 10 and R 11 not all H; a, b and c are independently integers each ranging from 0 to 20 with the proviso that a+b+c be at least 1.