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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 25, 2023
Filed:
Jan. 06, 2020
Conopco Inc., Englewood Cliffs, NJ (US);
Sujoy Bej, Bangalore, IN;
Nivedita Jagdish Patil, Bangalore, IN;
Saheli Chakraborty, Bangalore, IN;
Sumana Roychowdhury, Bangalore, IN;
Ramakrishnan Subramanian, Bangalore, IN;
Abstract
The invention provides an itaconate surfactant having the following formula (I) in which Ris selected from aliphatic hydrocarbyl groups having 4 to 22 carbon atoms; Ris selected from hydrogen and aliphatic hydrocarbyl groups having 1 to 4 carbon atoms; and n is an integer ranging from 8 to 20. The surfactants of the invention are benign to the skin and to the environment yet can offer a performance that is comparable to that of 'traditional' anionic and anionic/nonionic surfactant systems, especially on difficult-to-remove stains.