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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 22, 1998
Filed:
Mar. 20, 1997
Ramesh Varadaraj, Flemington, NJ (US);
Max Leo Robbins, South Orange, NJ (US);
Salvatore James Pace, Milford, NJ (US);
Exxon Research and Engineering Company, Florham Park, NJ (US);
Abstract
A triple tail surfactant composition useful in emulsifying viscous hydrocarbon with water is disclosed. The composition includes an organic solvent and at least one triple tail surfactant represented by the formulae ##STR1## where R is where R is an alkyl group of from about 6 to about 20 carbon atoms; A is a polyhydric alcohol radical, especially a hexitol radical; Y an alkenyl group of from 2 to about 4 carbon atoms; n is an integer of from 0 to 25; and Z is --H, --SO.sup.-.sub.3 M.sup.+, --SO.sup.-.sub.2 M.sup.+, or --PO.sup.-.sub.3 M.sup.+ where M is an alkali metal.