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Detergents containing polyether carboxylic acid derivatives, their preparation and their application

Assignee: Kao Corp
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Filing: 1986-09-15
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Granted: 1988-11-08
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Expires: 2006-09-15
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Abstract

Abstract The invention relates to a process for the preparation of a detergent containing one or more compounds having the formula RCONH(C2H4O)nCH2COOH, salts and glycerol, ethoxylated glycerol, carboxymethylated glycerol, or carboxymethyl ethoxylated glycerol and mixture thereof, where R represents a linear or branched aliphatic hydrocarbon group with 5-21 carbon atoms and n is a number from 1-20, by amidating, ethoxylating and carboxymethylating one or more fatty acids having the formula RCOOH and, if so desired, converting all or part of the ether carboxylic acid obtained to a salt thereof, characterized in that an oil or fat is started from and that this oil or fat is aminolyzed in the presence of an alkali(ne earth) metal and the reaction mixture obtained is in the usual manner ethoxylated, carboxymethylated and, if desired, converted in whole or in part to a salt.

Inventors

  • 👤 Jacob K. Smid

Bibliographic Details

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Jurisdiction US
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CPC Classifications
A; A61; A61Q; A61Q19/00; A61Q19/10; A61K; A61K8/00; A61K8/18; A61K8/30; A61K8/40; A61K8/45; A61Q5/00; A61Q5/02; C; C11; C11D; C11D1/00; C11D1/02; C11D1/04; C11D1/06

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 9
Claim 1
Independent Claim 153 words
Process for the preparation of a composition containing one or more compounds having the formula RCONH(C 2 H 4 O) n CH 2 COOH, salts glycerol, ethoxylated glycerol, carboxymethylated glycerol, or carboxymethyl ethoxylated glycerol and mixture thereof, where R represents a linear or branched aliphatic hydrocarbon group with 5-21 carbon atoms and n is a number from 1-20, comprising the following steps: (a) aminolysing oil or fat starting materials in the presence of an alkaline (earth) metal alkylate resulting in a mixture including amides of fatty acids having the formula RCOOH, where R represents a linear or branched aliphatic hydrocarbon group with 5-21 carbon atoms, and glycerol; (b) ethoxylating the product resulting from step (a); (c) carboxymethylating the product resulting from step (b); and (d) processing the reaction mixture resulting from step (c) into a product which contains aminolysed, ethoxylated and carboxymethylated compounds resulting from steps (a), (b) and (c) and/or salts thereof.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 153 words
Process for the preparation of a composition containing one or more compounds having the formula RCONH(C 2 H 4 O) n CH 2 COOH, salts glycerol, ethoxylated glycerol, carboxymethylated glycerol, or carboxymethyl ethoxylated glycerol and mixture thereof, where R represents a linear or branched aliphatic hydrocarbon group with 5-21 carbon atoms and n is a number from 1-20, comprising the following steps: (a) aminolysing oil or fat starting materials in the presence of an alkaline (earth) metal alkylate resulting in a mixture including amides of fatty acids having the formula RCOOH, where R represents a linear or branched aliphatic hydrocarbon group with 5-21 carbon atoms, and glycerol; (b) ethoxylating the product resulting from step (a); (c) carboxymethylating the product resulting from step (b); and (d) processing the reaction mixture resulting from step (c) into a product which contains aminolysed, ethoxylated and carboxymethylated compounds resulting from steps (a), (b) and (c) and/or salts thereof.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 16 words
Process according to claim 1, wherein step (a), said alkaline (earth) metal alkylate is sodium methylate.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim 18 words
Process according to claim 1 wherein step (a), said aminolysing is conducted at a temperature of 50°-100° C.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim 14 words
Process according to claim 1, wherein step (a) said starting material is coconut oil.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim 152 words
A composition containing one or more compounds having the formula RCONH(C 2 H 4 O) n CH 2 COOH, salts glycerol, ethoxylated glycerol, carboxymethylated glycerol, or carboxymethyl ethoxylated glycerol and mixture thereof, where R represents a linear or branched aliphatic hydrocarbon group with 5-21 carbon atoms and n is a number from 1-20, resulting from the process comprising the following steps: (a) aminolysing oil or fat starting materials in the presence of an alkaline (earth) metal alkylate resulting in a mixture including amides of fatty acids having the formula RCOOH, where R represents a linear or branched aliphatic hydrocarbon group with 5-21 carbon atoms, and glycerol; (b) ethoxylating the product resulting from step (a); (c) carboxymethylating the product resulting from step (b); and (d) processing the reaction mixture resulting from step (c) into a product which contains aminolysed, ethoxylated and carboxymethylated compounds resulting from steps (a), (b) and (c), and/or salts thereof.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim 152 words
A composition containing one or more compounds having the formula RCONH(C 2 H 4 O) n CH 2 COOH, salts glycerol, ethoxylated glycerol, carboxymethylated glycerol, or carboxymethyl ethoxylated glycerol and mixture thereof, where R represents a linear or branched aliphatic hydrocarbon group with 5-21 carbon atoms and n is a number from 1-20, resulting from the process comprising the following steps: (a) aminolysing oil or fat starting materials in the presence of an alkaline (earth) metal alkylate resulting in a mixture including amides of fatty acids having the formula RCOOH, where R represents a linear or branched aliphatic hydrocarbon group with 5-21 carbon atoms, and glycerol; (b) ethoxylating the product resulting from step (a); (c) carboxymethylating the product resulting from step (b); and (d) processing the reaction mixture resulting from step (c) into a product which contains aminolysed, ethoxylated and carboxymethylated compounds resulting from steps (a), (b) and (c), and/or salts thereof.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim 12 words
Washing or cleaning agent preparation containing a detergent according to claim 5.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim 23 words
Process according to claim 1 wherein the number of ethoxy units introduced in step (a) and step (b), total from 1 to 20.

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