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Dossier

Clean Effect

From shower gel to dishwashing detergents, surfactants ensure optimal cleaning in many products. The latest generation of surfactants offers several advantages.

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Biosurfactants
Sustainable Hygiene
Evonik and Unilever have developed a surfactant based on rhamnolipids. It is highly efficient and completely degradable.
Global market
Surfactants: Facts and figures
Many everyday products contain surfactants. The global market is changing – an overview.
Dishwashing detergents
The potential of biosurfactants
The Unilever expert Bert Nijhuis about rhamnolipids and environmentally friendly products.
Biosurfactants
A clean sweep
Surfactants ensure that dishwashing liquids and shampoos do a thorough cleaning job. One particularly efficient class are biosurfactants.

Water electrolysis

The membrane is the key

Sustainable AEM electrolysis is expected to produce large amounts of green hydrogen – an new membrane will make it possible.

Nutrition

The burger of the future

How burger patties are made from a plant-based meat substitute and meatballs are grown from stem cells.

Animal nutrition

A Close Look

How the use of big data and biotech in poultry farming improves animal welfare—and reduces the use of resources.

In my Element

"Iron forms the basis of my collection"

Hermann Sicius collects chemical elements. What fascinates him about them, and which element is the most valuable one?

The energy transition

Hydrogen: The energy carrier of the future

Jorgo Chatzimarkakis and Hans-Josef Fell discuss the role of hydrogen in the energy supply of the future.

All focal areas

An overview of the dossiers

Reports, interviews, and graphics: Our dossiers bring together everything worth knowing about the main themes of ELEMENTS.

Perspectives

On solar recycling and cooling with wood

Vegan imitation leather, CO2 storage units on truck roofs, and plastic recycling by means of sunlight: Innovations from research.

From the sections

Research and Innovation

Additives

Good inside and out

A lot of food is thrown away or lost. Coatings and additives in plastic packaging are helping to reduce food waste.

Nutrition

A Plentiful and Sustainable Diet

Nearly ten billion people will be living on the planet in 2050—but what will all these people eat?

Omega-3 fatty acids

Small Algae, Big Effect

Many people do not consume enough omega-3 fatty acids. What can help? Microalgae from the ocean.

Markets and Regions

Dietary supplements

A good supplement for a healthy diet

Dietary supplements such as MEDOX^® and MYOLUTION^® help to offset deficits in our daily diets.

Collage of people, skyscrapers and soap bubbles

Corporate Foresight

The world in 2040 – scenarios for the future

What will the world look like in 2040? Futurologists at Evonik have developed five scenarios.

Food production

Agriculture: Facts and figures

The amount of resources required by agriculture, how much surface area it requires—and how the harvests are used.

People and Visions

In my element

"Arsenic solves the riddle of hidden gold"

Dr. Christof Kusebauch has discovered the role played by arsenic in the accumulation of large gold deposits.

Resources

Burgers from Bacteria

The Finnish company Solar Foods has developed a food that could revolutionize our nutrition while protecting the environment.

In my element

“I would like to get people hooked on physics”

Nitrogen ist very important for Matthias Salewski – not only as a researcher, but also an entertainer on stage.

Opinion and Debate

Climate protection

Innovations instead of restrictions

Evonik CEO Christian Kullmann is counting on the power of innovation to tackle the challenge of climate change.

Food production

New directions for sustainable food production

Johann-Caspar Gammelin advocates sustainable food production through intelligent innovations.

Europe

The EU must become bolder to stay strong

EU election 2019: Evonik CEO Christian Kullmann considers the consequences and opportunities.

Evonik Country
Slovakia
Of ice hockey, impressive mountains, and big ambitions: Impressions from the Evonik country Slovakia.
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Evonik Country
Argentina
Argentina combines state-of-the-art urban living with rural idylls: Impressions from this Evonik country in South America.
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Evonik Country
Norway
Norway is an innovation-driven country and a leading exporter – a promising market for Evonik.
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Knowledge Storage

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