Derivados de alcohol graso insaturado de metátesis de aceite natural

Derivados de sulfato y sulfonato hechos por una o más de alcoxilación, sulfatación, sulfonación y sulfitación de composiciones de alcohol graso monoinsaturado. En un aspecto, las composiciones de alcohol graso son obtenidas reduciendo un éster alquílico monoinsaturado derivado de metátesis. Estudios de microscopia indican que los sulfatos de sodio insaturado en particular, tiene una fase lamelar que deben permitir formulación a niveles activos altos. En otro aspecto, la invención se refiere a composiciones de sulfato que comprende de 40 a 60 peso/% de un sulfato de alcohol primario graso monoinsaturado y 40 a 60 peso/% de un sulfato de alcohol primario de hidroxialquilo secundario. De particular interés son los derivados de sulfato y éter sulfato. Sulfate and sulfonate derivatives of unsaturated fatty alcohols, processes for making them, and methods of using them are disclosed. In one aspect, a monounsaturated fatty alcohol composition is made by reducing a metathesis-derived monounsaturated alkyl ester. The fatty alcohol composition is then converted to a sulfate or sulfonate derivative by one or more of alkoxylation, sulfation, sulfonation, and sulfitation. Of particular interest are the sulfate and ether sulfate derivatives. Microscopy studies indicate that the unsaturated sodium sulfates in particular have a lamellar phase that should enable formulation at high actives levels. Sulfate compositions comprising 40 to 60 wt. % of a monounsaturated fatty primary alcohol sulfate and 40 to 60 wt. % of a secondary hydroxyalkyl primary alcohol sulfate are also disclosed. The derivatives and sulfate compositions are valuable for many end-use applications, including, for example, agricultural dispersants, water-soluble herbicides, anionic emulsifiers for agricultural use, hard surface cleaners, light-duty liquid detergents, personal cleansers, gas well foamers for oilfield applications, laundry detergents, enhanced oil recovery compositions, latex paints, and specialty foams.