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red liquid in a small glas in front of pink bubbles
Oct 23 2019
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Low‐toxic and non-irritant biosurfactant surfactin and its performances in detergent formulations

Sonja Schulte

Developing eco‐friendly, nonirritant, low‐toxic, and high‐efficient surface active ingredients for detergents is an ongoing challenge in the detergent field. Surfactin is one of the representative lipopeptides produced by microorganisms. In a recently published article, Chinese researchers report the surfactin isolated from cell‐free broth of Bacillus subtilis HSO121 and purified by...

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Oct 22 2019
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Bell exhibits at SEPAWA 2019

Sonja Schulte

From 23 to 25 October 2019 Bell Flavors & Fragrances EMEA presents environmentally friendly fragrances as well as latest technology developments at SEPAWA Congress in Berlin. This year, they put the focus on the efficient and sustainable use of resources that enables first-class products, and at the same time help...

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Plastic detergent container on white background with clipping path
Oct 21 2019
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Chemically recycled plastic bottles by Henkel

Sonja Schulte

For the first time, Henkel has produced bottles using chemically recycled plastic in collaboration with packaging manufacturer Alpla. Through chemical recycling, mixed plastic waste that was previously impossible to recycle can be effectively reprocessed and reused. The pilot project with bottles of “Perwoll” is part of the ChemCycling project led...

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Oct 17 2019
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Multipotentiality of skin‐derived precursors

Sonja Schulte

Skin‐derived precursors (SKPs) have been described as multipotent dermal precursors. Laurine Bergeron et al. from Ashland Speciality published a review of the breadth and depth of scientific literature and studies regarding SKPs, accounting for a large number of scientific publications. Interestingly, these progenitors can be isolated from embryonic and adult...

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