Process of purifying amino compounds and co2 addition product produced thereby

Claim 1

IN A PROCESS FOR THE SEPARATION OF AMINO MONOAMIDE MATERIAL FROM THE REACTION MIXTURE OBTAINED BY REACTION BETWEEN AN ALKYLENE POLYAMINE AND A FATTY ACID HAVING FROM 12 TO 18 CARBON ATOMS IN WHICH THE ALKYLENE POLYAMINE IS PRESENT IN MOLECULAR EXCESS RELATIVE TO THE FATTY ACID IN ORDER TO FAVOR THE FORMATION PREDOMINANTLY OF THE DESIRED AMINO MONOAMIDE MATERIAL, AND IN WHICH REACTION MIXTURE THERE IS PRESENT AT LEAST SOME OF THE CORRESPONDING POLYAMIDE MATERIAL, THE STEPS COMPRISING DISSOLVING THE REACTION MIXTURE IN AN ORGANIC SOLVENT, CONTACTING THE RESULTING SOLUTION WITH CO2 THEREBY FORMING AT LEAST ONE CO2 ADDITION COMPOUND OF THE AMINO MONOAMIDE MATERIAL, AND SEPARATING THE CO2 ADDITION COMPOUND FROM THE SOLUTION.