Shell Oil Comapny

Louis N Kravetz

Brendan Dermot Murray

David M Singleton

Kirk Herbert Raney

Hans E Kubitschek

Eugene F Lutz

Donald L Wood

Atwood C Page, Jr

William T Shebs

There is provided a new branched primary alcohol composition and the sulfates thereof exhibiting good cold water detergency and biodegradability. The branched primary alcohol composition has an average number of branches per chain of at least 0.7, having at least 8 carbon atoms and containing both methyl and ethyl branches. The primary alcohol composition may also contain less than 0.5 atom % of quaternary carbon atoms, and a significant number ethyl branches, terminal isopropyl branches, and branching at the Cposition relative to the hydroxyl carbon. The process for its manufacture is by skeletally isomerizing an olefin feed having at least 7 carbon atoms followed by conversion to an alcohol, as by way of hydroformylation, and ultimately, sulfation to obtain a detergent surfactant. Useful catalysts include the zeolites having at least one channel with a crystallographic free diameter along the x and/or y planes of the [001] view ranging from greater than 4.2 &#x212b; and less than 7 &#x212b;, but allows one to skeletally isomerize the olefin to produce a variety of branches, while retaining ready biodegradability and good cold water detergency.

Highly branched primary alcohol compositions, and biodegradable detergents made therefrom

There is provided a new branched primary alcohol composition and the sulfates thereof exhibiting good cold water detergency and biodegradability. The branched primary alcohol composition has an average number of branches per chain of at least 0.7, having at least 8 carbon atoms and containing both methyl and ethyl branches. The primary alcohol composition may also contain less than 0.5 atom % of quaternary carbon atoms, and a significant number ethyl branches, terminal isopropyl branches, and branching at the Cposition relative to the hydroxyl carbon. The process for its manufacture is by skeletally isomerizing an olefin feed having at least 7 carbon atoms followed by conversion to an alcohol, as by way of hydroformylation, and ultimately, sulfation to obtain a detergent surfactant. Useful catalysts include the zeolites having at least one channel with a crystallographic free diameter along the x and/or y planes of the [001] view ranging from greater than 4.2 &#x212b; and less than 7 &#x212b;. but allows one to skeletally isomerize the olefin to produce a variety of branches, while retaining ready biodegradability and good cold water detergency.

There is provided a new branched primary alcohol composition and the sulfates thereof exhibiting good cold water detergency and biodegradability. The branched primary alcohol composition has an average number of branches per chain of at least 0.7, having at least 8 carbon atoms and containing both methyl and ethyl branches. The primary alcohol composition may also contain less than 0.5 atom % of quaternary carbon atoms, and a significant number ethyl branches, terminal isopropyl branches, and branching at the Cposition relative to the hydroxyl carbon. The process for its manufacture is by skeletally isomerizing an olefin feed having at least 7 carbon atoms followed by conversion to an alcohol, as by way of hydroformylation, and ultimately, sulfation to obtain a detergent surfactant. Useful catalysts include the zeolites having at least one channel with a crystallographic free diameter along the x and/or y planes of the [001] view ranging from greater than 4.2 &#x212b; and less than 7 &#x212b; but allows one to skeletally isomerize the olefin to produce a variety of branches, while retaining ready biodegradability and good cold water detergency.

There is provided a new branched primary alcohol composition and the sulfates thereof exhibiting good cold water detergency and biodegradability. The branched primary alcohol composition has an average number of branches per chain of at least 0.7, having at least 8 carbon atoms and contianing both methyl and ethyl branches. The primary alcohol composition may also contain less than 0.5 atom % of quaternary carbon atoms, and a significant number ethyl branches, terminal isopropyl branches, and branching at the C.sub.3 position relative to the hydroxyl carbon. The process for its manufacture is by skeletally isomerizing an olefin feed having at least 7 carbon atoms followed by conversion to an alcohol, as by way of hydroformylation, and ultimately, sulfation to obtain a detergent surfactant. Useful catalysts include the zeolites having at least one channel with a crystallographic free diameter along the x and/or y planes of the [001] view ranging from greater than 4.2 .ANG. and less than 7 .ANG.. but allows one to skeletally isomerize the olefin to produce a variety of branches, while retaining ready biodegradability and good cold water detergency.

Highly branched primary alcohol compositions and biodegradable

There is provided a new branched primary alcohol composition and the sulfates thereof exhibiting good cold water detergency and biodegradability. The branched primary alcohol composition has an average number of branches per chain of at least 0.7, having at least 8 carbon atoms and contianing both methyl and ethyl branches. The primary alcohol composition may also contain less than 0.5 atom % of quaternary carbon atoms, and a significant number ethyl branches, terminal isopropyl branches, and branching it the C.sub.3 position relative to the hydroxyl carbon. The process for its manufacture is by skeletally isomerizing an olefin feed having at least 7 carbon atoms followed by conversion to an alcohol, as by way of hydroformylation, and ultimately, sulfation to obtain a detergent surfactant. Useful catalysts include the zeolites having at least one channel with a crystallographic free diameter along the x and/or y planes of the �001! view ranging from greater than 4.2 .ANG. and less than 7 .ANG., but allows one to skeletally isomerize the olefin to produce a variety of branches, while retaining ready biodegradability and good cold water detergency.

Highly branched primary alcohol compositions, and biodegradable

This invention relates to a liquid surface active composition which comprises: a) from about 28 percent by weight to about 66 percent by weight of an alcohol ethoxylate having a formula R--O--(CH.sub.2 CH.sub.2 O).sub.n --H, wherein R is an alkyl group having from about 8 to about 18 carbon atoms or an alkylaryl group having an alkyl moiety having in the range of from about 8 to about 12 carbon atoms, and n represents the average number of oxyethylene groups per molecule and is a number in the range of from about 1 to about 12, b) from about 28 percent by weight to about 66 percent by weight of a salt of an alcohol ethoxysulfate having a formula R'--O--(CH.sub.2 CH.sub.2 O).sub.x --SO.sub.3 M, wherein R' is an alkyl group having from about 8 to about 18 carbon atoms or an alkylaryl group having an alkyl moiety having from about 8 to about 12 carbon atoms, M is a cation selected from an alkali metal ion, an ammonium ion and mixtures thereof, and x represents the average number of oxyethylene groups per molecule and is a number in the range of from about 1 to about 12, and c) from about 0.01 percent by weight to about 15 percent by weight water, wherein components (a) and (b) comprise at least about 85 percent by weight of said composition and the weight ratio of component (a) to component (b) is in the range of from about 2:1 to about 1:2, and wherein said composition is substantially free of an organic solvent.

Highly concentrated liquid surface active compositions containing

This invention relates to a liquid surface active composition which comprises: a) from about 15 percent by weight to about 99 percent by weight of an alcohol ethoxylate having a formula R--O--(CH.sub.2 CH.sub.2 O).sub.n --H, wherein R is an alkyl group having from about 8 to about 18 carbon atoms or an alkylaryl group having an alkyl moiety having in the range of from about 8 to about 12 carbon atoms, and n represents the average number of oxyethylene groups per molecule and is a number in the range of from about 1 to about 12, b) from about 1 percent by weight to about 80 percent by weight of a salt of an alcohol ethoxysulfate having a formula R'--O--(CH.sub.2 CH.sub.2 O).sub.x --SO.sub.3 M, wherein R' is an alkyl group having from about 8 to about 18 carbon atoms or an alkylaryl group having an alkyl moiety having from about 8 to about 12 carbon atoms, M is a cation selected from an alkali metal ion, an ammonium ion and mixtures thereof, and x represents the average number of oxyethylene groups per molecule and is a number in the range of from about 1 to about 12, and c) from about 0.01 percent by weight to about 15 percent by weight water, wherein components (a) and (b) comprise at least about 85 percent by weight of said composition and wherein said composition is substantially free of an organic solvent.

Liquid surface active compositions

A process for the deinking of waste newsprint, which comprises steps for

Process for newspaper deinking using low-foaming surfactant deinking

An improved method for determining the performance of detergents in the removal of proteinaceous soils, which centers upon the use as test soil of radiolabelled blood hemoglobin and upon the evaluation of detergency by both light reflectance and scintillation counting measurements. The method is particularly applicable to the determination of the performance of laundry detergent formulations containing enzymes.

Method for determining the performance of detergents in the removal of

A process for the activation of peroxide-based bleaches comprises conjointly incorporating into an aqueous medium a peroxide-based bleach, sufficient buffering agent to maintain the aqueous medium under alkaline conditions, cyanamide or a metal cyanamide as a peroxide activator, and magnesium, which acts in conjunction with cyanamide or metal cyanamide to further activate the peroxide-based bleach. Stable concentrated liquid or solid peroxide-based bleach compositions containing cyanamide or a metal cyanamide activator and a magnesium compound are also disclosed.

Activated bleaching process and compositions therefor

A process for the activation of peroxide-based bleaches comprises conjointly incorporating into an aqueous medium a peroxide-based bleach, sufficient buffering agent to maintain the aqueous medium under alkaline conditions and certain metal cyanamides (e.g., calcium cyanamide, disodium cyanamide and sodium acid cyanamide), which have been found to be highly effective peroxide activators when employed under alkaline conditions. Stable concentrated liquid and solid metal cyanamide-activated bleaching compositions are also disclosed.

A process for the activation of peroxide-based bleaches comprises conjointly incorporating into an aqueous medium a peroxide-based bleach, a buffering agent to maintain the aqueous medium at a pH above 7.5, and cyanamide, which has been found to be a highly effective peroxide activator when employed under alkaline conditions. Stable concentrated liquid and solid cyanamide-activated bleaching compositions are also disclosed.

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Houston, TX, United States of America

Louis N Kravetz