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US 10,023,825 B2Granted
Sulfoxide-based surfactants
AssigneeNovus International, Inc.
InventorsGraciela Arhancet, Scott Long
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Abstract
The present invention provides sulfoxide compounds comprising hydrophobic ester or amide moieties such that the compounds have surfactant properties. Also provided are methods for using the sulfoxide compounds or mixtures of the sulfoxide compounds in a variety of applications.
Claims8
A method for forming a solution, the method comprising contacting at least one solute with at least one compound comprising Formula (II) to form the solution, the compound comprising Formula (II):
- wherein:
- R1 is hydrocarbyl or substituted hydrocarbyl;
- R2 is hydrogen, hydrocarbyl, or substituted hydrocarbyl;
- R3 is an aliphatic moiety having from six to twelve carbon atoms in the principal chain;
- W, X, and Y are independently O or NH;
- k is an integer of 0 or greater;
- and
- n is an integer of 1 or greater.
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