Evonik commercializes biosurfactants_Sophorolipids and in future Rhamnolipids_by chemwinfo

 21 June 2016

ABOUT EVONIK

DETAILS

• Evonik is the first company able to use
  biotech methods to produce surfactants
  on an industrial scale.
  
  
• The first household cleansers containing
  Evonik biosurfactants are already available
  to consumers in supermarkets.
  
  These products contain what are known as
  sophorolipids,
  which are produced in nature
  by a yeast and which can be found in the honey
  produced by bumblebees
  
  
• The company also plans to develop and market
  another class of biosurfactants known as
  rhamnolipids.
  These materials have
  exceptional foam-forming properties

Hans Henning Wenk,

Head of research for biobased materials

within Evonik’s Nutrition & Care Segment.

“Increasing prosperity has meant access to

 modern cleaning and personal care products

 for more and more people throughout the world.

 Biosurfactants promise significant growth and will

 complement our conventionally manufactured products.

 Evonik sees itself as a future leader in this market,

 which is still in its infancy,” 

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