New, biological, and safer soaps
Biosurfactants, produced by bacteria, are safer and can replace synthetic surfactants.\nRhamnolipid molecules are some of the safest surfactants known and are particularly attractive, thanks to their biodegradability, minimal toxicity, and amenability to be produced from industrial waste.
- Biosurfactants, produced by bacteria, are safer and can replace synthetic surfactants.\nRhamnolipid molecules are some of the safest surfactants known and are particularly attractive, thanks to their biodegradability, minimal toxicity, and amenability to be produced from industrial waste.
- They are made using Pseudomonas aeruginosa, a pathogenic bacterium harmful to humans.\n"If we want to fully gain the benefits of rhamnolipids, we need to grow these pathogenic bacteria on a huge scale.
- And because that\'s a health risk, the industry is looking for alternatives," explained Professor Gauthier.
- The INRS community includes more than 1,500 students, postdoctoral fellows, faculty members, and staff.\n'