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Abstract
New surfactants are not necessarily better than established surfactants; new surfactants need to be better, cheaper or have a lower environmental impact to have an advantage over existing products. Attributes like aquatoxicity, mildness, sourcing from renewable carbon and emissions of greenhouse gases during production and use of surfactants had become more and more important. Biosurfactants (BS) which are not really new to the world but which have been so far only produced at low concentrations by microorganisms or plants have attained attention in academical research and interest of industry in the last 25 years resulting in the commercial availability of Sophorolipids and Rhamnolipids by several companies. BS are dedicated to applications in PersonalCare and HouseHold Care due to their consumer-recognizable mildness; BS can, however, not simply replace established components in formulations due to their different performance profile, which makes comparison to traditional surfactants rather complicated.
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Current Opinion in Colloid and Interface Science (COCIS) is an international journal that focuses on the molecular and nanoscopic aspects of colloidal systems and interfaces in various scientific and technological fields. These include materials science, biologically-relevant systems, energy and environmental technologies, and industrial applications.
Unlike primary journals, COCIS primarily serves as a guide for researchers, helping them navigate through the vast landscape of recently published literature. It critically analyzes the state of the art, identifies bottlenecks and unsolved issues, and proposes future developments.
Moreover, COCIS emphasizes certain areas and papers that are considered particularly interesting and significant by the Editors and Section Editors. Its goal is to provide valuable insights and updates to the research community in these specialized areas.
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