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Glycolipids Market Expands As Technology Improves
Several biotechnology and specialty chemical companies are ramping up marketing and commercialisation of microbial-based surfactants especially glycolipids like rhamnolipid and sophorolipids as fermentation, extraction and purification processes for these surfactants have vastly improved compared to even a few years back. Production yields of these glycolipids have reportedly improved and premiums over fossil-based surfactants have also … Continue reading
Logos Technologies now selling bio-surfactants online
The greenblogger is still officially on vacation but I am currently writing an article about bioplastics for the SPE’s Plastics Engineering magazine as well as preparing for INFOCAST’s Bio-based & Sustainable Products Summit in January 12-14, where I will be moderating a panel. No rest for the weary! I promise myself I will slow down a … Continue reading
Bio-based surfactants roundup
For the past several months now, I have been covering several renewable-based and biotechnology-based surfactants for Tecnon OrbiChem’s Bio-materials reports (mostly under oleochemicals) but let’s go back again to sugar-based surfactants such as glycolipids. Last year, the blog reported about Logos Technologies’ NatSurFact® line of biodegradable surfactants based on rhamnolipids. As I have reported in … Continue reading
Logos Technologies launches rhamnolipid surfactants
The blog has covered rhamnolipids in the past but so far the last information I got was in 2012 when a company called AGAE Technologies shipped its first laboratory research-grade rhamnolipid. AGAE has licensed this biosurfactant technology from the Oregon State University. For those who are not familiar with rhamnolipid, it can be produced by fermenting … Continue reading