surfactant
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Logos Technologies launches rhamnolipid surfactants
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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…
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Stepan launches a new surfactant from joint R&D with Elevance
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After almost 4 years since Stepan and Elevance signed a joint development agreement in 2010, the companies announced the launch of the first surfactant product, which is now commercially available worldwide from Stepan Company, with sales to be rolled in…
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Sophorolipids from Mahua Oil
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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…
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Modular Genetics Demonstrates Bio-Glycinate Production
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The blog has encountered Modular Genetics once or twice in the past three years but has never looked deep into the company’s activities in the biobased surfactants area. Modular’s lead product is their patented acyl glutamate surfactants initially targeted to…
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Green cleaning products merger
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Too bad I won’t be able to attend the 1st ICIS European Surfactants conference this month as Belgium-based Ecover is one of the presenter in the conference. But I’m betting that there will be questions coming up about the company’s…