Patent ID: 7507399

Claim:
A composition prepared by reacting the following: wherein; R is alkyl having 8 to 22 carbon atoms; and wherein; R is alkyl having 8 to 22 carbon atoms; with a polymerizing agent conforming to the following structure Cl—CH 2 CH(OH)CH 2 Cl and a functionalizing agent selected from the group consisting of: Cl—CH 2 —CH(OH)—SO 3 M; Cl—CH 2 —CH(OH)CH 2 —SO 4 M; Cl—CH 2 —CH(OH)—CH 2 —OP(O)—(OM) 2 ; and mixtures thereof; wherein: R 1 is CH 3 —(CH 2 ) n — n is an integer ranging from 6 to 36; M is needed for charge balance and is selected from the group consisting of H, Na, K, or NH 4 in water at a temperature of between 90-100° C. for between 5-8 hours.