Patent ID: 7375064

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 O—(CH 2 CH 2 O) a —(CH 2 CH(CH 3 )O) b CH 2 CH(OH)CH 2 Cl a is an integer ranging from 0 to 20; b is an integer ranging from 1 to 20; and optionally 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)—(O M) 2 ; and mixtures thereof; wherein: R 1 is CH 3 —(CH 2 ).— n is an integer ranging from 5 to 36; M is needed for charge balance and is selected from the group consisting of H, Na, K, or NH 4 .