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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 27, 2015
Filed:
Dec. 28, 2012
Applicants:
Novus International Inc., St. Charles, MO (US);
Board of Regents of the University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK (US);
Inventors:
Brian Grady, Norman, OK (US);
Jeff Harwell, Norman, OK (US);
Graciela Arhancet, St. Charles, MO (US);
Scott Long, St. Charles, MO (US);
Richard Vonder Embse, St. Charles, MO (US);
Guangzhe Yu, Norman, OK (US);
Assignee:
Novus International, Inc., St. Charles, MO (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C07C 317/46 (2006.01); C07C 317/48 (2006.01); C11D 1/00 (2006.01); C11D 1/755 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C07C 317/46 (2013.01); C07C 317/48 (2013.01); C11D 1/002 (2013.01); C11D 1/755 (2013.01);
Abstract
The present invention provides sulfoxide compounds comprising hydrophobic ester or amide moieties such that the compounds have surfactant properties. Also provided are methods for using the sulfoxide compounds or mixtures of the sulfoxide compounds in a variety of applications.