Kewanee Industries

Kewanne Industries, Inc.

Saul Kaplan

John J Merianos

Harold A Green

Alfonso N Petrocci

The products of the reaction between one mol of ##STR1## and one mol of ##STR2## are self-preserving, non-irritating, amphoteric surfactants; R representing an alkyl group of from 8 to 14 carbon atoms and M'' and M.sup.iv representing the same or different moieties selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, alkali metals, ammonium and ammonium substituted by from 1 to 3 lower alkyl groups, such alkyl groups each being optionally substituted by one hydroxyl group.

Amphoteric surfactants

Compounds having the formula: ##STR1## where R is an alkyl group of from 8 to 14 carbon atoms, and where M' M'', M''' amd M.sup.IV may be the same or different and represent a monovalent moiety selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, alkali metal, ammonium ion, or ammonium ion which is substituted by from 1 to 3 lower alkyl groups, said alkyl groups being optionally substituted by one hydroxyl group.

Aqueous detergent compositions containing amphoteric surfactants having

Non-irritant amphoteric surfactants having the formula: ##STR1## having preservative properties and compatible with anionic surfactants, where R is an alkyl group of from 8 to 14 carbon atoms, and where M' M', M'' and M.sup.IV may be the same or different and represent a monovalent moiety selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, alkali metal, ammonium ion, or ammonium ion which is substituted by from 1 to 3 lower alkyl groups, said alkyl groups being optionally substituted by one hydroxyl group.

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