Patent ID: 8668918

Claim:
A gelled solvent system comprising at least one gelling agent represented by the structure of Formula (I) wherein R is a C 3 -C 18 linear, branched, or cyclic moiety; and R′ and R″ may be the same or different and are selected from the group consisting of C 1 -C 36 linear or branched alkanes or aryl alkanes, α-methyl branched C 2 -C 36 alkanes, α-methyl branched C 2 -C 36 ethers, β-methyl branched C 2 -C 36 alkanes, and β-methyl branched C 2 -C 36 ethers; wherein if R′ and R″ are the same, then both of said groups is selected from the group consisting of α-methyl branched C 2 -C 18 ethers and β-methyl branched C 2 -C 18 ethers; wherein L and L′ may be same or different and are selected from the group consisting of ethylene oxide chains, propylene oxide chains, and mixtures thereof, and the chains may comprise one or a plurality of repeat units; wherein the system is a pourable liquid above the dissolution temperature and the system is a stable gel below the gelling temperature; wherein the system is pH stable in the range from pH=2 to pH=12; and wherein the system is water resistant and has superior adhesion properties.