Acetylenic diol ethylene oxide/propylene oxide adducts and processes for their manufacture
View Patent ↗Disclosed herein are process solutions, which may be aqueous-based, non-aqueous-based, and combinations thereof, that contain at least one alkoxylated acetylenic diol surfactant. In one aspect, the process solution comprises water and an alkoxylated acetylenic diol surfactant having the formula A: where r and t are 1 or 2, (n+m) is 1 to 30 and (p+q) is 1 to 30.
1. A process solution comprising:
a carrier medium selected from the group consisting of an aqueous solvent, a non-aqueous solvent, and combinations thereof; and
an alkoxylated acetylenic diol surfactant having the formula A:
where r and t are 1 or 2, (n +m) is 1 to 30 and (p +q) is 1 to 30.
2. The process solution of claim 1 further comprising at least one base.
3. The process solution of claim 1 further comprising at least one oxidizing agent.
4. The process solution of claim 1 further comprising at least one chelating agent.
5. The process solution of claim 1 further comprising at least one corrosion inhibitor.
6. The process solution of claim 1 further comprising an additive selected from a stabilizer, a dissolving aid, a colorant, a wetting agent, an antifoamer, a buffering agent, a second surfactant, and combinations thereof.
7. The process solution of claim 1 further comprising a dispersant.
8. A process solution consisting of:
a carrier medium selected from the group consisting of an aqueous solvent, a non-aqueous solvent, and combinations thereof; and
at least one alkoxylated acetylenic diol surfactant having the formula (II):
wherein R 1 and R 4 are a straight or a branched alkyl chain having from 3 to 10 carbon atoms; R 2 and R 3 are either H or an alkyl chain having from 1 to 5 carbon atoms; and m, n, p, and q are numbers that range from 0 to 20.
9. A process solution consisting of water, optionally a non-aqueous solvent, and at least one alkoxylated acetylenic diol surfactants having the formula (II):
wherein R 1 and R 4 are a straight or a branched alkyl chain having from 3 to 10 carbon atoms; R 2 and R 3 are either H or an alkyl chain having from 1 to 5 carbon atoms; and m, n, p, and q are numbers that range from 0 to 20 and wherein the at least one acetylenic diol surfactants is present in an amount sufficient to reduce the dynamic surface tension and/or equilibrium surface tension of the process solution.
10. A process solution comprising:
water;
at least one non-aqueous solvent selected from a water miscible alcohol, glycol, polyol and combinations thereof wherein the non-aqueous solvent has from 2 to 12 carbon atoms; and
an alkoxylated acetylenic diol surfactant having the formula A:
where r and t are 1 or 2, (n +m) is 1 to 30 and (p +q) is 1 to 30.