Surfactant compositions with supramolecular structures for industrial, household, agricultural and oil/gas use
AssigneeBps Just Energy Technology, LLC
InventorsJason L. HURST, George M. GREEN, Donna Jean SHOTWELL, Robert A. GEIGER
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Abstract
Surface-active compositions with supramolecular structures for industrial, household, agricultural, and oil and gas use include a surfactant, a supramolecular host chemical or a supramolecular guest chemical configured to engage in host-guest chemistry with the surfactant, and a solvent. The surface-active compositions optionally can be substantially free of yeast, or protein extracted from yeast. Methods of increasing wettability of a surface and increasing dispersibility in a fluid by using the surface-active compositions are also described.
Claims33
A surface-active composition comprising:
- a surfactant;
- a sufficient amount of a supramolecular host chemical or a supramolecular guest chemical configured to engage in host-guest chemistry with the surfactant;
- and
- a solvent,
- wherein the surface-active composition is substantially free of yeast.
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A method of increasing wettability of a surface, which comprises:
- applying a surface-active composition to the surface in an effective wetting amount, the surface-active composition comprising:
- a surfactant;
- a supramolecular host chemical or a supramolecular guest chemical configured to engage in host-guest chemistry with the surfactant;
- and
- a solvent.
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A method for increasing dispersion in a fluid, which comprises:
- adding a surface-active composition to the fluid in an effective dispersing amount, the surface-active composition comprising:
- a surfactant;
- a supramolecular host chemical or a supramolecular guest chemical configured to engage in host-guest chemistry with the surfactant;
- and
- a solvent.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.