Foaming surfactant compositions

• US 4,565,647 A
• Filed: 07/12/1982
• Issued: 01/21/1986
• Est. Priority Date: 04/26/1982
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
• Original Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
• Inventors: Llenado, Ramon A.
• Primary Examiner(s): Lovering, Richard D.
• Application Number:
  US06/395,751
• Time in Patent Office: 1,289 Days
• Field of Search: 252/3, 252/307, 252/353, 252/174.17, 252/DIG. 13, 252/DIG. 10, 252/354, 252/355
• US Class Current: 516/14
• CPC Class Codes: A61K 2800/596 Mixtures of surface active compounds
• CPC Class Codes: A61K 8/466 containing sulfonic acid derivatives; Salts
• CPC Class Codes: A61K 8/604 Alkylpolyglycosides; Derivatives thereof, e.g. esters
• CPC Class Codes: A61Q 5/02 Preparations for cleaning the hair
• CPC Class Codes: A62D 1/0071 Foams
• CPC Class Codes: B03D 1/002 Inorganic compounds
• CPC Class Codes: B03D 1/011 Quaternary ammonium compounds
• CPC Class Codes: B03D 1/012 containing sulfur
• CPC Class Codes: B03D 1/016 Macromolecular compounds
• CPC Class Codes: C09K 21/00 Fireproofing materials for use in a particular application, see the relevant places, e.g. fireproofing of wood B27K, of polymers C08, of textiles D06M, of paper D21H; fireproof paints C09D5/18
• CPC Class Codes: C09K 8/32 Non-aqueous well-drilling compositions, e.g. oil-based
• CPC Class Codes: C11D 1/02 Anionic compounds C11D1/002, C11D1/004, C11D1/008 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: C11D 1/14 derived from aliphatic hydrocarbons or mono-alcohols
• CPC Class Codes: C11D 1/22 derived from aromatic compounds
• CPC Class Codes: C11D 1/28 Sulfonation products derived from fatty acids or their derivatives, e.g. esters, amides
• CPC Class Codes: C11D 1/29 Sulfates of polyoxyalkylene ethers
• CPC Class Codes: C11D 1/66 Non-ionic compounds C11D1/002, C11D1/004, C11D1/008 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: C11D 1/662 Carbohydrates or derivatives
• CPC Class Codes: C11D 1/83 Mixtures of non-ionic with anionic compounds
• CPC Class Codes: C11D 10/04 based on mixtures of surface-active non-soap compounds and soap
• CPC Class Codes: C11D 3/0094 : High foaming compositions
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 516/03 : Organic sulfoxy compound containing
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 516/05 : Organic amine, amide, or n-base containing

Abstract

Foaming compositions containing an alkylpolysaccharide surfactant and a sulfate, sulfonate and/or carboxylate cosurfactant and processes for utilizing foams containing these compositions.

Claims

1. A foaming composition comprising

(1) an alkylpolysaccharide surfactant having the formula RO(R¹ O)_t (Z)_x where Z is a moiety derived from a reducing saccharide containing from 5 to 6 carbon atoms and wherein R is a hydrophobic group selected from the group consisting of alkyl, alkylphenyl, hydroxyalkylphenyl and hydroxyalkyl groups and mixtures thereof in which said alkyl groups contain from about 8 to about 20 carbon atoms;

R¹ contains from 2 to about 4 carbon atoms;

t is from 0 to about 30; and

x is a number from about 1.5 to about 10;

(2) an anionic cosurfactant selected from the group consisting of sulfates, sulfonates, carboxylates and mixtures thereof, neutralized with one or more cationic moieties,

the ratio of (2) to (1) being from about 1;

10 to about 10;

1 except that when the cosurfactant is an alkylbenzene sulfonate, the ratio of (2) to (1) is at least about 1;

2, and when the cosurfactant is soap the ratio of (2) to (1) is at least about 1;

2, and when the anionic cosurfactant does not contain a sulfonate or carboxylate x must be from 1.5 to 3 and the alkylpolysaccharide surfactant must have a free fatty alcohol content of less than about 2% by weight.

2. The composition of claim 1 wherein the cosurfactant is selected from the group consisting of alkylbenzene sulfonates, alphaolefin sulfonates, alkyl sulfates and paraffin sulfonates and wherein the cationic moiety is selected from the group consisting of sodium, potassium, ammonium, monoethanolammonium, diethanolammonium, triethanolammonium, calcium, magnesium and mixtures thereof.

3. The composition of claim 2 wherein the cosurfactant is an alkylbenzene sulfonate.

4. The composition of claim 3 wherein the phenyl portion of the alkylbenzene sulfonate is attached near the middle of the alkyl chain and the cationic moiety is magnesium.

5. The composition of claim 2 wherein the cosurfactant is an alpha-olefin sulfonate.

6. The composition of claim 2 wherein the cosurfactant is a paraffin sulfonate.

7. The composition of claim 1 wherein the anionic cosurfactant has the formula

8. The composition of claim 7 wherein y is 0;

z is 1; and

wherein the cationic moiety is selected from the group consisting of sodium, potassium, ammonium, monoethanolammonium, diethanolammonium, triethanolammonium, calcium, magnesium and mixtures thereof.

9. The composition of any one of claims 1-8 wherein x is a number from 1.5 to 4.

10. The composition of claim 7 wherein R⁹ contains a quaternary ammonium group, y+z is equal to 1, and q is equal to 0.