Neutralization of phosphate esters, compositions based upon and methods using same

An emulsion composition comprising:

• 1) about 0.5% to about 15% by weight of the reaction product of a phosphoric acid ester compound of the formula:
• where R1 and R2 are H or a linear, cyclic or branch chained saturated or unsaturated C3-C40 hydrocarbon group, a —(R3—O)m—R4 group, a —R5—(R8—O)m—R4 group or a
• group,
• where R3 is a C2-C6 alkylene group or a mixture of ethylene and propylene groups, R4 is H or a linear, cyclic or branch chained saturated or unsaturated C8-C40 group, a
• group or a
• group, R5 is a C2-C18 alkylene group, R6 is a linear, cyclic or branch chained saturated or unsaturated C8-C40 hydrocarbon group and m is an integer from 0 to 150, R7 is H or a linear, cyclic or branch-chained saturated or unsaturated C1-C22 hydrocarbon group or a C1-C22 alcohol group and R8 is a C1-C22 linear, cylic or branched chain saturated or unsaturated hydrocarbon group, with the proviso that when R1 is H, R2 cannot also be H;
• and an amount of an active boron salt neutralizing agent effective to neutralize said phosphoric acid ester compound;
• 2) about 15% to about 89.5% by weight of an oil;
• 3) optionally, from 0.1% to about 20% by weight of a secondary emulsifier;
• and
• 4) about 10% to about 75% water, said composition being free from diethanolamine cetyl phosphate.

A composition comprsing:

• an emulsion, said emulsion being formed by mixing an oil phase and a water phase, said oil phase comprising about 10% to about 90% by weight of said composition and said water phase comprising about 10% to about 90% by weight of said composition, said oil phase comprising at least about 70% to about 99.75% by weight of an oil;
• and about 0.25% to about 30% by weight of a phosphoric acid ester compound of the formula:
• where R1 and R2 are H or a linear, cyclic or branch chained saturated or unsaturated C8-C40 hydrocarbon group, a —(R3—O)m—R4 group, a —R5—O—(R3—O)m—R4 group or a
• group,
• where R3 is a C2-C6 alkylene group, preferably an ethylene group, a propylene group or a mixture of ethylene and propylene groups, R4 is H or a linear, cyclic or branch chained saturated or unsaturated C8-C40 group, a
• group or a
• group, R5 is a C2-C18 alkylene group, R6 is a linear, cyclic or branch chained saturated or unsaturated C8-C40 hydrocarbon group and m is an integer from 0 to 150, R7 is H or a linear, cyclic or branch-chained saturated or unsaturated C1-C22 hydrocarbon group or a C1-C22 alcohol group and R8 is a C1-C22 linear, cylic or branched chain saturated or unsaturated hydrocarbon group, with the proviso that when R1 is H, R2 cannot also be H;
• and an amount of an active boron salt neutralizing compound effective to produce an emulsion when said oil phase and said water phase are mixed, said composition being free from diethanolamine cetyl phosphate.