Surfactants from Renewable Raw Materials Surfactant Science Series

Surfactants are often completely invisible to us and yet they are present in almost every chemical that we use in our daily life. They are found in toothpastes, cosmetics, sunscreens, mayonnaise, detergents, and an array of cleaning products. Traditional surfactants are known to have adverse environmental impacts spurring research into eco-friendly and cost-effective surfactants from renewable resources. Surfactants from Renewable Raw Materials examines the class of surfactants synthesized using plant-based raw materials detailing their properties, applications, bioavailability, and biodegradability. The concluding chapter reviews patent activity over the last decade.

Additional features include:

• Addresses the tremendous variation found in the raw materials used to synthesize commercially available surfactants.
• Explores the selection of raw materials based upon the desired hydrophobic group or hydrophilic group to be incorporated into the product.
• Examines the characteristics and medicinal applications of pulmonary surfactants in preterm babies as well as their probable contribution in COVID-19
• Discusses the biodegradability of surfactants to assist with the determination of truly green surfactants.

This comprehensive reference will prove indispensable for professional and academic researchers creating or working with bio-based surfactants.

Chapter 01

Surfactants based on Renewable Raw materials: An Introduction

Chapter 02

Non-Edible oils: Potential Feedstock for Synthesis of Amino acid and Sugar based Green Surfactants

Chapter 03

Protein-Based Surfactants

Chapter 04

Steroids, Terpenes and alkaloids based surfactants

Chapter 05

Sugar based Surfactants

Chapter 06

Flavonoid based Surfactants

Chapter 07

Biosurfactants: Introduction, Types and Industrial Applications

Chapter 08

Prospects of biosurfactants in medicine

Chapter 09

Synthesis and Properties of Nano-surfactants

Chapter 10

Novel Nano-Surfactants and their Industrial Applications

Chapter 11

Pulmonary Surfactants: Development and Respiratory Physiology

Chapter 12

Environmental acceptability of Surfactants based on Renewable Raw Materials: Their Biochemical and Biomedical Applications

Chapter 13

Surfactants: Patent Landscape of the Most Versatile Class of Materials

Dr Divya Bajpai Tripathy is currently a full time Assoc Professor in the department of Chemistry, School of Basic and Applied Sciences, Galgotias University, Greater Noida, India. She has research and teaching experience of 9+ years. Dr. Divya has more than 30 research publications in reputed Journals/Book chapters/Conference proceedings to my credit. She has guided 7 Masters research students. Currently three doctorate students have been registered under her supervision. She has been principal investigator in DST funded research project. She has research collaboration with Prof. M.A.Quraishi, King Fahd University, Saudi Arab, Dr. Anjali Gupta, Galgotias University, Greater Noida, Prof. Anuradha Mishra, Gautam Buddha University, Greater Noida.

Prof. Anuaradha Mishra is currently a full professor in the department of Applied Chemistry, School of Vocational Studies & Applied Sciences, Gautam Buddha University, Greater Noida, India. She has been the dean of the School of Vocational Studies & Applied Sciences for almost five years. She has also been the Dean Academics for three years and the Dean Planning & Research for more than two years. She has been the Nodal Officer of her university for Skill Development Courses in collaboration with NSDC, Govt. of India and for National Assessment & Accreditation Council (NAAC), University Grants Commission, Government of India, a body responsible for grading of Indian university. She has research and teaching experience of 25+ years and academic administrative experience of 15+ years on various senior positions. She is a recipient of coveted commonwealth fellowship award, UK and Research Award for teachers by University Grants Commission, India. Her research area is synthesis of polysaccharides-based biomaterials (green materials) for water remediation. She has worked as Commonwealth Fellow, Green Chemistry Centre of Excellence, Department of Chemistry, University of Y