Patent ID: 6958315

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 —N—(CH 2 CH 2 OH) 2 and H, with the proviso that R 1 , R 2 , R 3 , and R 4 are not all H; 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 —N—(CH 2 CH 2 OH) 2 and H, with the proviso that R 5 , R 6 , R 7 , R 8 , R 9 R 10 and R 11 are not all H.