Abstract: A process for the production of alkoxylated alkyl and/or alkenyl polyglycosides including reacting alkylene oxides with alkyl and alkenyl polyglycosides corresponding to formula (I): R1O-[G]p wherein R1 is an alkyl and/or alkenyl group containing 4-22 carbon atoms, G is a sugar unit containing 5 or 6 carbon atoms and p is a number of 1-10, wherein the alkyl and/or alkenyl polyglycosides corresponding to formula (I) are in the form of a water-containing preparation with a water content of more than 5% by weight, based on the weight of the water-containing preparation is provided. The alkoxylated alkyl and/or alkenyl polyglycosides may be incorporated into agrochemical formulations, herbicides, laundry and dishwashing detergents, cleaning preparations, and pharmaceutical and cosmetic formulations.

Abstract: A nanoemulsion with a mean particle diameter of 20 to 250 nm including 5 to 50% by weight of at least one alkyl and/or alkenyl oligoglycoside carboxylic acid salt corresponding to formula (I): R1O[G]pO[(CH2)mCOO?X+]n wherein R1 is an alkyl and/or alkenyl group containing 4-22 carbon atoms, G is a sugar unit containing 5 or 6 carbon atoms, p is a number of 1-10, m is a number of 1-5, n is a number of 1-5 and X represents alkali metal, alkaline earth metal, ammonium, alkanolammonium, alkyl ammonium or glucammonium; 10 to 50% by weight of an oil component; and 0 to 15% by weight of mono- and/or polyhydric alcohols containing 1 to 4 carbon atoms, and an article or formulation containing the nanoemulsion are provided.

Abstract: An aqueous surfactant mixture comprised of an alkyl and/or alkenyl oligoglycoside ether carboxylic acid is made by a process comprising reacting in an aqueous solution an alkyl and/or alkenyl oligoglycoside and an ?-halocarboxylic acid or a salt or ester thereof in the presence of alkali.

Abstract: The invention relates to cleaning wipes which are characterized in that a water-insoluble substrate is impregnated with an alkylether citrate partial ester.

Abstract: Compositions containing an alkyl or alkenyl oligoglycoside and mixtures thereof, and a hydroxycarboxylic acid partial ester of an alkoxylated alcohol are provided.

Abstract: A mixture of citric acid esters of ethoxylated alcohols wherein the residue of the alcohol contains from 12 to 18 carbon atoms ethoxylated with from 5 to 9 ethoxy groups and a ratio by weight of monoester to diester in the mixture of citric acid esters in a range of 3:1 to 10:1. The mixture contains less than 10% by weight of unesterified citric acid. The citric acid ester mixture provides improved foaming ability and reduced lachrimatory properties when compared to citric acid esters containing a different ratio of monoester to diester and containing longer or shorter chain length alcohol residues.

Abstract: The disclosed invention relates to the use of alcohols ethoxylated by hydroxy-carboxylic acid esters as moisture dispensers for the skin in cosmetics, especially in preparations containing a surfactant.

Abstract: The invention provides novel sulfosuccinates of the formula wherein R1 represents a group R3CONR4(CH2)n(OCH2CH2)m—, R2 represents hydrogen, alkali metal, ammonium, alkyl ammonium or R1, R3CO represents a linear saturated acyl group having 12 to 18 carbon atoms, R4 represents hydrogen or methyl, n is a number of 2 to 4, m is a number of 2 to 10 and X is an alkali metal, ammonium or alkyl ammonium.

Abstract: A drilling fluid containing an aqueous phase and an oil phase and an ether carboxylic acid of the formula: RO(CH2CH2O)x(CH2CHR1O)yCH2—COOX wherein, R is a saturated or unsaturated, branched or unbranched alkyl or alkenyl group containing 6 to 22 carbon atoms, x is a number from 1 to 20 and y is 0 or a number from 1 to 20, provided that the sum of x and y is at least 1 and at most 25, R1 is an alkyl group containing 1 to 4 carbon atoms and X comprises at least one member selected from the group consisting of a hydrogen atom, monovalent anions and polyvalent anions.

Abstract: The disclosed invention relates to sterol and/or stanol esters of ethercarboxylic acids corresponding to general formula (I):R(OAlk)nOCH2COOH, in which R is a C1-50 alkyl, alkenyl and/or alkylphenyl group derived from an alcohol, OAlk stands for ring-opened ethylene oxide, propylene oxide and/or butylene oxide units and n is a number of 0 to 100, and to a process for making said sterols and stanols. The inventive sterols and stanols have a number of uses, including as steroid precursors, as emulsifiers and as a hypocholesterolaemic active component of foods.

Abstract: A process for reducing the amount of halocarbons in a mixture containing water and at least one of an alkyl or alkenyl glycoside carboxylic acid. The amount of halocarbon is reduced by heating the mixture at a temperature of 50° C. to 120° C. at a pH of from 10-14. The amount of organomonochloro compounds can be reduced to a range of 5 ppm or less and the amount of organodichloro compounds can be reduced to a range of 30 ppm.

Abstract: The invention relates to the use of esters of hydroxycarboxylic acids with alkoxylated fatty alcohols as solubilizers for perfume oils in water. These esters not only have a strong solubilizing effect on water-insoluble perfume oils, they are also capable of dispersing calcium ions.

Abstract: The invention relates to mixtures of mono-, di-, and tri-esters of hydroxycarboxylic acids and to a process for producing them. The hydroxycarboxylic acid is preferably citric acid. In the disclosed process, hydroxycarboxylic acids or salts thereof are reacted with a mixture of alcohols corresponding to general formulae (I) R1—OH and (II) R2—(C2H4)n—OH, where R1 and R2 independently of one another represent a saturated or unsaturated, branched or unbranched C6-22 alkyl group and n is a number of 1 to 20, at temperatures of 120 to 180° C., wherein the compounds of formulae (I) and (II) are used in a ratio by weight of 10:1 to 1:10, and preferably in a ratio of 10:1 to 1:1.

Abstract: A composition containing an alk(en)yl oligoglycoside betaine esterquat corresponding to formula I: R1O(G)nOCOCR2R3NR4R5R6??(I) wherein R1 is an alk(en)yl group having from about 4 to about 22 carbon atoms, G is a sugar unit containing 5 or 6 carbon atoms and n is a number from 1 to about 10, R2 is H or a CH3 group, R3 is H or a linear and/or branched alk(en)yl group having from 1 to about 6 carbon atoms, R4, R5 and R6, independently of one another, represent a linear and/or branched alk(en)yl group having from 1 to about 24 carbon atoms or a linear and/or branched hydroxyalk(en)yl group having from 1 to about 24 carbon atoms.

Abstract: The invention relates to the production of light-colored polyalkylene glycol diethyl ethers of fatty acid alkanolamines by adding ethylene to the fatty acid alkanolamide in the presence of an alkaline catalyst. The inventive method cossets of alkoxylating in the presence of reducing agents and treating the obtained product by steam in an alkaline medium.

Abstract: The invention relates to a cosmetic preparation containing (a) 0.1 to 30% by weight of at least one anionic, nonionic and/or amphoteric surfactant, (b) 0.05 to 20% by weight of an ?-hydroxycarboxylic acid ester of ethoxylated alcohols corresponding to formula (I): R1O(CH2CH2O)nH??(I) in which R1 is a linear or branched alkyl or alkenyl group containing 6 to 22 carbon atoms and n is a number of 1 to 50, (c) 0.005 to 1.5% by weight of at least one alkaline earth metal ion and (d) 0.1 to 3% by weight of a silicone compound, and to the use of ?-hydroxycarboxylic acid esters of ethoxylated alcohols as conditioning components and to reduce or prevent the absorption of alkyl ether sulfates onto the skin.

Abstract: Mixtures comprising at least one alk(en)yl polyglycoside ether carboxylate, and one or more fatty alcohols are described along with methods for preparing the same, wherein a starting mixture comprising (i) at least one alk(en)yl polyglycoside, and (ii) one or more fatty alcohols is provided, and the starting mixture is reacted with a compound selected from the group consisting of ?-halocarboxylic acids, ?-halocarboxylic acid salts, ?-halocarboxylic acid esters, and mixtures thereof.

Abstract: Sulfonated compounds prepared by reacting at least one compound selected from the group consisting of formula (I) and (II), with gaseous SO3 in an equimolar ratio: wherein each Ph represents a phenol residue, n represents a number of from 2 to 12 and each R independently represents a moiety selected from the group consisting of C3-24 alkyl groups, C6-12 aryl groups, C6-12 hydroxyaryl groups, and C7-12 aralkyl groups; and methods of stabilizing asphaltenes in crude oil with sulfonated compounds are described.

Abstract: A composition containing an alk(en)yl oligoglycoside betaine esterquat corresponding to formula I: R1O(G)nOCOCR2R3NR4R5R6??(I) wherein R1 is an alk(en)yl group having from about 4 to about 22 carbon atoms, G is a sugar unit containing 5 or 6 carbon atoms and n is a number from 1 to about 10, R2 is H or a CH3 group, R3 is H or a linear and/or branched alk(en)yl group having from 1 to about 6 carbon atoms, R4, R5 and R6, independently of one another, represent a linear and/or branched alk(en)yl group having from 1 to about 24 carbon atoms or a linear and/or branched hydroxyalk(en)yl group having from 1 to about 24 carbon atoms.

Abstract: Alk(en)yl glycerol ether carboxylic acids which are prepared by reacting, in the presence of alkali, (a) an alk(en)yl glycerol ether compound of the general formula (I): R1O(A)nCH2CH[(A)mOR2]CH2(A)pOH??(I) wherein R1 and R2 each independently represents a hydrogen or an alk(en)yl group having from 4 to 22 carbon atoms, with the proviso that at least one of R1 and R2 represents an alk(en)yl group having from 4 to 22 carbon atoms, each A independently represents a C2H4O and/or C3H6O group and n, m and p each independently represents a number of from 0 to 10; and (b) an ?-halocarboxylic acid of the general formula (II): XCR3R4COOH??(II) wherein R3 represents a hydrogen or a —CH3 group, R4 represents a hydrogen or an alk(en)yl group having from 1 to 6 carbon atoms and X represents a halogen; are described along with various uses for the same.