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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 03, 1987
Filed:
Aug. 20, 1985
Sylvain Brunel, Vienne, FR;
Laurent Germanaud, Irigny, FR;
Pierre Le Perchec, Lyons, FR;
Bernard Sillion, Lyons, FR;
Institut Francais du Petrole, Rueil-Malmaison, FR;
Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Paris, FR;
Abstract
New surface-active compounds of the sulfobetaines group are manufactured. They comply with the general formula: ##STR1## wherein each of R.sub.1, R.sub.2 and R.sub.3 is substantially a hydrocarbon radical, each of R.sub.4 and R.sub.5 is a hydrogen atom or substantially a hydrocarbon radical and R.sub.6 is a hydrogen atom or a hydrocarbon radical, R.sub.1 to R.sub.6 radicals containing together from 12 to 30 carbon atoms, n is an integer equal to 2 to 3, Z may be a CH.sub.3 radical or a hydroxy group, p may be 0 or 1 with, when Z is a hydroxy group and p is equal to 1, a value of 1 for m and for q; when Z is a methyl radical, with a value of 1 for p, a value of 2 for m and a value of 0 or 1 for q and, when p=0, a value of 2, 3 or 4 for the sum (m+q). These new surfactants are useful in enhanced oil recovery as micellar systems consisting of aqueous solutions and microemulsions.