Surfactant mixtures, stable gas-in-liquid emulsions, and methods for the production of such emulsions from said mixtures

Patent 4684479 Issued on August 4, 1987. Estimated Expiration Date:

August 14, 2005. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.

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Inventor

D'Arrigo, Joseph S.

Application

No. 06/765917 filed on 08/14/1985

US Classes:

516/18, The agent contains organic compound containing oxygen252/61, Froth-flotation or differential adherence510/535, Surfactant composition for cleaning agents (other than raw soap)516/19The compound contains -C(=O)OH group or salt thereof

Examiners

Primary: Terapane, John F.
Assistant: Kilby, Catherine S.

Attorney, Agent or Firm

Kramer, Brufsky & Cifelli

International Classes

A61K 49/22 (20060101)
C02F 1/24 (20060101)
B01F 17/00 (20060101)

Abstract

Surfactant mixtures for the production of stable gas-in-liquid emulsions are provided comprising:(a) a member selected from the group consisting of glycerol monoesters of saturated carboxylic acids containing from about 10 to about 18 carbon atoms and aliphatic alcohols containing from about 10 to about 18 carbon atoms;(b) a sterol-aromatic acid ester;(c) a member selected from the group consisting of sterols, terpenes, bile acids and alkali metal salts of bile acids;(d) a member selected from the group consisting of sterol esters of aliphatic acids containing from 1 to about 18 carbon atoms; sterol esters of sugar acids; esters of sugar acids and aliphatic alcohols containing from about 10 to about 18 carbon atoms; esters of sugars and aliphatic acids containing from about 10 to about 18 carbon atoms; sugar acids; saponins; and sapogenins; and(e) a member selected from the group consisting of glycerol, glycerol di- or triesters of aliphatic acids containing from about 10 to about 18 carbon atoms and aliphatic alcohols containing from about 10 to about 18 carbon atoms;said components being present in said mixture in a weight ratio a:b:c:d:e of 2-4:0.5-1.5:0.5-1.5:0-1.5:0-1.5.Processes are also provided for forming stable gas-in-liquid emulsions from said surfactant mixtures.

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