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NOVEL NATURAL SURFACE-ACTIVE MATERIALS
OF WIDE RANGE OF APPLICATION
Elena Karpenko
Lviv Department of Physical-Organic Chemistry Institute, National
Academy of Sciences of Ukraine
Lviv
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Talk outline
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Problem description & market need
Brief technology description
General advantages
Advantages shown experimentally
Stage of development
Targeted Market Segment
Competition
Competitive matrix.
Opportunity for joint work.
About LDPC in brief
Directions of R&D
General perspectives
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Proprietary information statement
 The technology material presented in this talk is
available for licensing or joint product development
 None of the slides contain any confidential or
proprietary information
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Problem Description & Market Need
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Nowadays surfactants are one of the
most important substances for many
fields of industry - pharmacy, food
industry, design of washing agents,
petroleum industry, agriculture,
environmental protection and
remediation
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An excessive use of chemical
surfactants leads to technogenic load
on environment, flora and fauna,
affects on food products
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Biosurfactants can satisfy the needs
of the modern market in natural
products, particularly surface-active
substances of new generation
(effective and ecologically safe)
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Brief product description
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Highly-effective biotechnological surface-active
polyfunctional products (biosurfactants)
The glycolipid surfactants as well as their complexes
(natural composition of lipid biosurfactant, biopolymers polysaccharides, enzymes, pigments) were obtained via
controlled microbiological two-stage synthesis by strains
PS using natural substrates and subsequent
postfermentation processes. The biosurfactant products
can be obtained in various forms depending on sphere of
application: natural complex solutions, water solutions of
glycolipids and of biocomplex of various concentration,
water-organic emulsions, paste-like concentrates, dry
products.
They are non-toxic, non-allergic, possess high surface,
solubilizing and moistening activity
Innovative Aspects
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Universal emulsification of oils
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Regulation of activity of enzymes, biocides, growth
stimulators etc.
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Modification of various surfaces
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Wetting, lubrication and corrosion inhibition
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Cleaning and sanitization of equipment & areas
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General advantages
Advantages over synthetic surfactants: high efficiency
(also in broad range of pH and salt concentrations),
thermostability, nontoxicity, biodegradability
 Safe, inexpensive, renewed, natural feedstock
including industrial wastes
 Biocompatibility and digestibility, which allows their
application in cosmetics, pharmaceuticals and as
functional food additives
 Long storage time
 Biosurfactants have a synergetic activity towards
synthetic surfactants
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Advantages shown experimentally
 High surface activity (surface tension 28-29 mN/m and
interfacial tension 0,01-0,1 mN/m, Critical micelle
formation concentration [CMC] - 0,02-0,07 g/l)
 Antibacterial and antiviral activity
 Biosurfactant allows to obtain 50-100 tons of additional
oil per ton of biosurfactant solution (0,5 w.%) in
industrial conditions (Russia)
 High washing activity – on 27% higher than with
synthetic ones and good compatibility with human skin
 Plant oils rafination – decrease in 1,5-2 times of
economical expeditures (if compared with traditional
methods)
 Stimulative effect of biosurfactants in treatment of oil
contaminated soils had exceeded synthetic surfactant
Rokitol on 15-20%
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Stage of development
 Standard specifications of
production are developed,
sanitation certificate is
obtained
 Pilot lots are obtained on
experimental plants.
 Prototype is available for
testing.
 The preparation has a knowhow.
 Stage of patenting
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Targeted Market Segment
Fields of application:
 Agriculture (pest control, biofertilizers)
 Washing, hygienic, cosmetic means
 Inhibition of corrosion
 Pharmaceutical industry
 Food industry
 Remediation of soils and water
 Stakeholders involved in mentioned activities can be
interested in application of developed product
 Ability of use of existing infrastructure
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Competition
 Main competitors of the proposed product are synthetic
surfactants and existing biosurfactants produced by
Jeneil Biosurfactant Company (USA)
 Synthetic surfactants are widely spread in modern
industry; however, they are sufficiently dangerous for
human beings and environment. Prices on synthetic
surfactants are often higher than on biosurfactants when
evaluating their activity (e.g. Merck Inc., The Dow
Chemical Company, The Lubrizol Corporation, Pilot
Chemical etc.)
 Jeneil Biosurfactant Company produces commercial
biological surfactants. Their price, depending on the
purification efficiency, lies in the range from 10 to 1000
USD
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Competitive Matrix
Important
product or
technology
characteristics
Biopreparation
PS
Dodecylsulphate
Triton
Jeneil
CMC, mg/l
20-70
260
650
20-100
Interfacial
tension, mN/m
0,009-0,1
0,1
0,4
0,07
Foaming
capacity
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Price, USD/kg
(approximate)
190
160
100
320
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Opportunities
Possibilities of joint work
 Development of ecologically safe products for
agriculture
 Development of washing and cosmetic means
 Design of complex pharmaceuticals and
cleaning agents
 Remediation of soil and water polluted with oil
products and pesticides
Next stage
 Potential market research
 The additional development of principal
technology of biosurfactant production
 Approbation of the technology on the
experimental plant;
 Organization on the industrial scale production
of biosurfactants
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The directions of R&D
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Investigation of synthesis of biosurfactants, their properties
and application in biomedicine, agriculture, food,
pharmaceutical and cosmetic industry.
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Development of methods of biotechnological remediation of
water and soil
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Biosynthesis and studying of microbial enzymes and their
compositions
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Creation and investigation of new polymeric materials
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Investigation of catalytic oxidation of hydrocarbon derivatives
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Monitoring of petroleum-contaminated water and soil
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General perspectives
 Biosurfactants are perspective
for ecologically safe products
for sustainable agriculture and
environmental technologies.
 Within the framework of the
STCU projects we developed new
complex biofertilizers, means of
plant protection and means of
remediation of contaminated soil
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Contact information
Elena Karpenko
+380677440181
[email protected]
Lviv Department of Physical-Organic Chemistry Institute, National
Academy of Sciences of Ukraine
Lviv
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Thank You very much for Your
attention !
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