Cleaning products comprising improved alkylarylsulfonate surfactants prepared via vinylidene olefins and processes for preparation thereof

Abstract From the Canadian patent

Cleaning compositions, especially laundry detergents and the like comprising: (i) modified alkylarylsulfonate surfactants e.g. modified , alkylbenzenesulfonates which are the product of particular processes and (ii) cleaning adjuncts such as enzymes and bleaches. Processes for making the cleaning products, including processes comprising vinylidene olefin production, alkylation of arenes, sulfonation and domestic cleaning product formulation. VO production is used to introduce particular limited branching into an alpha-olefinic feedstock which converted to dimer form, has from , about 10 to about 16 preferably from about 12 to about 14 carbon atoms. Preferred processes maximize the …