Development and Application of Environmentally Friendly Surfactants

Dear Colleagues,

Environmentally friendly surfactants have attracted considerable attention in recent years because of their potential to replace petroleum-based surfactants, which pose an environmental risk. The development of environmentally friendly surfactants through various approaches, including the use of renewable resources, green chemistry principles, and biotechnology, is of current interest. In addition, alternative raw materials, such as plant-based oils, sugars, and biomass-derived materials, are being used to produce surfactants with improved sustainability profiles.

This Special Issue provides a platform for knowledge sharing regarding the development and application of environmentally friendly surfactants, highlighting their benefits and challenges in various fields of human life, including industry, medicine, cosmetics, agriculture, food processing, and pharmaceuticals. The application of sustainable surfactants in chemical analysis is also an important topic. The beneficial properties of these compounds could potentially replace organic solvents in sample preparation and make the process greener and safer.

We welcome original articles and reviews outlining a green assessment of the development and application of sustainable surfactants.

We look forward to receiving your contributions and hope that the resulting collection will provide a realistic overview of the current possibilities of environmentally friendly surfactants.

Dr. Christina Vakh
Guest Editor

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• surfactants
• green analysis
• synthesis of sustainable surfactants
• application of sustainable surfactants