1. Universidade Católica de Pernambuco (UNICAP), Rua do Príncipe, n. 526, Boa Vista, Recife, Pernambuco CEP 50050-900, Brazil;2. Rede Nordeste de Biotecnologia (RENORBIO), Universidade Federal Rural de Pernambuco (UFRPE), Rua Dom Manuel de Medeiros, s/n, Dois Irmãos, CEP: 52171-900 Recife, PE, Brazil;3. Instituto Avançado de Tecnologia e Inovação (IATI), Rua Potyra, 31 - Prado, Recife, Pernambuco CEP: 50751-310, Brazil;4. Università degli Studi di Genova (UNIGE), Dipartimento di Ingegneria Civile, Chimica e Ambientale (DICCA), Via Opera Pia, n. 15, 1-16145 Genova, Italy;5. Faculty of Life and Health Sciences, School of Biomedical Sciences, University of Ulster, BT52 1SA Northern Ireland, UK
Abstract:
Science has greatly contributed to the advancement of technology and to the innovation of production processes and their applications. Cleaning products have become indispensable in today’s world, as personal and environmental hygiene is important to all societies worldwide. Such products are used in the home, in most work environments and in the industrial sectors. Most of the detergents on the market are synthesised from petrochemical products. However, the interest in reducing the use of products harmful to human health and the environment has led to the search for detergents formulated with natural, biodegradable surfactant components of biological (plant or microbiological) origin or chemically synthesised from natural raw materials usually referred to as green surfactants. This review addresses the different types, properties, and uses of surfactants, with a focus on green surfactants, and describes the current scenario as well as the projections for the future market economy related to the production of the different types of green surfactants marketed in the world.How to cite: Farias CBB, Almeida FCG, Silva IA, et al. Production of green surfactants: Market prospects. Electron J Biotechnol 2021;51. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejbt.2021.02.002
