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Amphoteric surfactants having multiple hydrophobic and hydrophilic groups

US5656586A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateAug 19, 1994
Grant dateAug 12, 1997
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Expiry dateAug 19, 2014

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
  • CPC primaryC11D1/88
  • WIPO fieldPharmaceuticals
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

According to the invention, an improved class of amphoteric surfactant having improved surfactant properties characterized as mild and environmentally safe has been provided comprising compounds of the formula: ##STR1## The amphoteric surfactant of the subject invention have at least two hydrophobic moieties and at least two hydrophilic groups per molecule and are useful as emulsifiers, detergents, dispersants and solubilizing agents.

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