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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 17, 2018
Filed:
Oct. 07, 2016
Elementis Specialties, Inc., East Windsor, NJ (US);
Bart van Vliet, Delden, NL;
James A. Heck, Robbinsville, NJ (US);
Eduardus Maria Mangnus, Deventer, NL;
Chitra Jeurkar, Morganville, NJ (US);
Jelle de Vries, Delden, NL;
Alart Mulder, Delden, NL;
Elementis Specialties, Inc., East Windsor, NJ (US);
Abstract
A wetting agent according to Formula (I): wherein Ris selected from a branched alkyl group or linear alkyl group or a cycloaliphatic group or an aromatic group, each having 6 to 15 carbon atoms; Ris selected from hydrogen, methyl, or ethyl; Ris selected from hydrogen, methyl, or ethyl; Ris selected from hydrogen, methyl, or ethyl; Ris selected from methyl or ethyl; x ranges from 0 to 5; y ranges from 0 to 10; z ranges from 1 to 10; with the proviso that when x ranges from 1 to 5, Ris different from R; and with the proviso that when x=0, Ris different from R. The wetting agent also imparts anti-foam properties to aqueous solutions while reducing surface tension.