Advanced BioCatalytics (ABC) has announced the commercial release of BioSS RL, a new bio-based surfactant made entirely from microbiology. BioSS RL has excellent wetting and foaming characteristics, making it an ideal surfactant for creating greener household and industrial cleaners, or for agricultural use. Some of the key benefits include:

 

- Contains no 1,4 dioxane

- Completely bio-based and contains no petrochemicals

- Fermented from recycled organic materials, not from virgin palm kernel oil that is associated with the deforestation of tropical rainforests

- Very small carbon footprint due to ABC's GlucoSpike surfactant synergist technology

- More cost competitive than pharmaceutical grade glycolipids.

 

BioSS RL is the result of close collaboration between the Carl Podella and the core R&D team at ABC, and Dr. Wenjie Xia, a consultant for ABC and professor at Nankai University. "We are very excited to bring this new high-performing bio-based material to the market. We have worked hard to bring the commercial price point down to a point where this new material can be cost competitive for household cleaners and industrial chemical markets" says Carl Podella, EVP of R&D at ABC.

 

BioSS RL joints our growing family of Fermactants, surfactants made entirely from microbiology. Our GlucoSpike product was released last year and carries the EPA Safer Choice certification. It is registered at cleangredients.org and with Chemspec marketplace, both organizations committed to greener, sustainable chemistry. ABC has plans to release additional Fermactants in the near future.