The present invention generally relates to aqueous, acidic compositions thickened with an amidoamine oxide gelling agent and/or viscoelastic surfactant of the general formula I:
1
wherein R
1
is a saturated or unsaturated, straight or branched chain aliphatic group of from about 7 to about 30 carbon atoms, R
2
is a divalent alkylene group of 2-6 carbon atoms which may be linear or branched, substituted or unsubstituted, and R
3
and R
4
are independently C
1
-C
4
alkyl or hydroxyalkyl groups or together they form a heterocyclic ring of up to six members, and R
5
is hydrogen or a C
1
-C
4
alkyl or hydroxyalkyl group.
The aforementioned gelling agents advantageously provide gels that do not undergo phase separation over extended periods of time and exhibit high heat stability. The thickened acid gels of the invention have applications in household and industrial cleaners and degreasers, oilfield stimulation applications and the like.
本发明一般涉及用通式 I 的氧化胺胶凝剂和/或粘弹性表面活性剂增稠的
水性酸性组合物:
1
其中 R
1
是约 7 至约 30 个碳原子的饱和或不饱和、直链或支链脂肪族基团,R
2
是 2-6 个碳原子的二价烯基,可以是直链或支链、取代或未取代的,以及 R
3
和 R
4
独立地为 C
1
-C
4
烷基或羟基烷基,或者它们共同构成一个最多有六个成员的杂环,并且 R
5
是氢或 C
1
-C
4
烷基或羟烷基。
上述胶凝剂可提供长时间不发生相分离并具有高热稳定性的凝胶。本发明的增稠酸凝胶可用于家用和工业清洁剂和脱脂剂、油田刺激应用等。