| abstract |
Surfactant composition comprising an amphoacetate (I) derived from a substituted imidazoline contains less than 3.5% nonalkylated amide, less than 4.5% glycolic acid and less than 27 % alkali metal halide. Surfactant composition comprising an amphoacetate of formula (I) derived from a substituted imidazoline contains less than 3.5% nonalkylated amide, less than 4.5 % glycolic acid and less than 27 % alkali metal halide. R-CO-NH-CH 2CH 2-N((CH 2) nX)-CH 2COOM (I) R : 5-19C aliphatic group; n : 2-4; X : OH or NH 2; M : a metal. |