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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 06, 1999
Filed:
Mar. 10, 1997
Applicant:
Inventors:
Manilal S Dahanayake, Princeton Junction, NJ (US);
Yun Brian Yang, Wilton, CT (US);
Mark E Ventura, Freehold, NJ (US);
Assignee:
Rhodia Inc., Cranbury, NJ (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C07C / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
564292 ; 564296 ; 210651 ;
Abstract
Improved surfactant recovery for recycle and reuse upon ultrafiltration of a surfactant-containing aqueous solution can be obtained using a betaine or amide oxide amphoteric surfactant in the aqueous cleaner/contaminant solution. The surfactant passes through the ultrafiltration membrane with the water in the permeate in very high amounts while the contaminants and other undesirable components are held back in the retentate.