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Alkyl Polyglycosides—Properties and Applications of a new Class of Surfactants
Author(s) -
von Rybinski Wolfgang,
Hill Karlheinz
Publication year - 1998
Publication title -
angewandte chemie international edition
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 5.831
H-Index - 550
eISSN - 1521-3773
pISSN - 1433-7851
DOI - 10.1002/(sici)1521-3773(19980605)37:10<1328::aid-anie1328>3.0.co;2-9
Subject(s) - biomass (ecology) , biodegradation , alkyl , renewable energy , fatty alcohol , environmental science , pulp and paper industry , chemistry , biochemical engineering , organic chemistry , biology , engineering , ecology
A new generation of nonionic surfactants that are widely applicable and simultaneously ecologically compatible has been developed in the alkyl polyglycosides. Their production from the renewable resources glucose and fatty alcohol and their ultimate biodegradation into carbon dioxide, water, and assimilated bacterial biomass is an example for a closed cycle. As a result of their physico‐chemical properties and ecotoxicological evaluation, they have become very important as high‐performance components of detergents and cosmetic preparations.