| abstract |
A surfactant represented by the formula: n n n n n n n n n n n n wherein: n R 1 is CH 3 (CH 2 ) m and may be interrupted with at least one heteroatom selected from the group consisting of amine, ether, ester, amide, sulfur, sulfur monoxide, sulfer dioxide, sulfamate, hydroxy, or mixtures thereof; and n m=6-16 n n=0 or 1 n R 2 =H or CH 3 ; and n R 3 =H, SO 3 X, CO(CH) 2 COOH, or COCH(SO 3 X)CH 2 COOX 1 ; n wherein X and X 1 are the same or different, and each is selected from NH 4 + , an alkali metal, or an H atom. |