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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
Protected: Bio-based surfactants continue to see growth opportunities
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Evonik offers sophorolipid biosurfactants
It has come to my attention that I’ve been remiss of not mentioning Evonik’s announcement early this year on the commercialization of its sophorolipids surfactants as part of my Bio-based surfactants roundup post yesterday. Unlike rhamnolipids, sophorolipid surfactants have already been commercialized and are being used by companies such as Ecover and Henkel in limited cleaning products. … Continue reading
Sophorolipids from Mahua Oil
Aside from Tecnon OrbiChem’s coverage of oleochemicals on the monthly Bio-Materials newsletter, I have not covered much of the bio-based surfactants market in months. However, the blog recently received an interesting information on sophorolipids, a fermentation-based glycolipids that can be used to produce surfactants. The blog last mentioned sophorolipids in a September 2012 post when … Continue reading