Method for production of acyl taurides

Claim 1

IN THE METHOD OF PRODUCING LONG CHAIN FATTYCARBOXYACYL TAURIDES BY THE REACTION OF A LONG CHAIN FATTY CARBOXYLACYL CHLORIDE WUTH A TAURINE SALT IN AN AQUEOUS ALKALINE MEDIUM, THE IMPROVEMENT WHICH COMPRISES MAINTAINING A CIRCULATING AQUEOUS ALKALINE STREAM OF TAURINE SALT AND INTRODUCING INTO AND MIXING WITH SAID STREAM A LONG CHAIN FATTY CARBOXYACYL CHLORIDE AT SUCH A RATE THAT AT THE POINT OF INTRODUCTION OF SAID A LONG CHAIN FATTY CARBOXYACYLE CHLORIDE THERE IS SUBSTANTIAL EXCESS OF SAID TAURINE SALT TO THEREBY FORM A PARTIALLY REACTED STREAM OF AN AQUEOUS ALKALINE SOLUTION OF SAIDTAURINE SALT CONTAINING LONG CHAIN FATTY CARBOXYACYL TAURIDE, RECIRCULATING SAID PARTIALLY REACTED STREAM AND INTRODUCING THEREINTO FURTHER QUANTITIES OF LONG CHAIN FATTY CARBOXYACYL CHLORIDE AT SUCH A RATE THAT AT THE TIME OF INTRODUCTION OF SAID LONG CHAIN FATTY CARBOXYACYLE CHLORIDE THERE IS A SUBSTANTIAL EXCESS OF SAID TAURINE SALT.