Clean water is a human right. Evonik has developed a bio-based surfactant that is suitable for use in cleaning agents, personal care products, and industrial applications. It is 100 percent biodegradable after use.
The United Nations has defined 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to ensure the sustainable development of the world. Evonik is also making a variety of contributions to support this project. We present them here
Access to CLEAN WATER AND SANITATION is a human right that has not yet been realized for billions of people. Evonik is committed to the responsible use of water—for example through the development of BIOSURFACTANTS.
Surfactants enable detergents, shower gels, shampoos, and dishwashing liquids to have a cleaning effect. Evonik has developed biosurfactants that are especially environmentally friendly and gentle to the skin without sacrificing any of their cleaning performance. Known as rhamnolipids, these biosurfactants are produced in Slovenská Ľupča (Slovakia). In May a new plant will be inaugurated there that produces rhamnolipids on an industrial scale for the first time.
Small bubbles make a big impact
The German Düsseldorf-based photographer Gerd Günther uses a microscope with 40x to 100x magnification to capture the interplay of colors on soap skins, which results from layers of different thickness
What are rhamnolipids?
This website embeds YouTube videos. To view the video at this point, please first agree to load the YouTube player to play the video from the YouTube server and transmit your IP address to YouTube.
You can find more information about Youtube's protection of your data here:
https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=en