The Procter Gamble Company

Sasol Germany Gmbh

Rwe-dea Aktiengesellschaft Fur Mineraloel Und Chemie

Clemens Schröder

Phillip Kyle Vinson

Patrick Christopher Stenger

Randall Thomas Reilman

Melinda Phyllis Steffey

Jeffrey John Scheibel

Stephanie Ann Urbin

Arnold Meyer

Praveen Kumar Depa

Albert Thomas Herrmann

Ansgar Reichenauer

Erich Scherf

Britta Jakobs-Sauter

Udo Schoenkaes

Giuseppe Giuffrida

Geoffrey Russell

Michael Cox

Burkhard Breitzke

Ernst Tonsen

Lee Matheson

Kermit Kinsley

John Barry Winder

The present invention relates generally to detergent compositions and, more specifically, to detergent compositions containing a branched surfactant.

Detergent compositions containing a predominantly C15 alkyl branched surfactant

Detergent compositions containing a predominantly C15 branched alkyl alkoxylated surfactant

A surfactant composition comprising alkylarylsulfonate molecules wherein more than 30 wt. % of the alkylarylsulfonate molecules of the surfactant composition are species of the formula:[R&#x2014;X&#x2014;Ar(SO)][M]wherein:

Surfactant compositions

A process for the continuous production of monocarboxylic acids from the corresponding alcohols by alkali fusion wherein the oxidation is continuously accomplished in an extrusion reactor without addition of diluents and the alkali salts of the monocarboxylic acids are discharged from the reactor as a solid product and are directly neutralised with mineral acids. High-purity monocarboxylic acids are obtained after phase separation.

Process for the continuous production of monocarboxylic acids

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Kayhude, Germany

Clemens Schröder