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2025 AOCS Annual Meeting & Expo.

Surfactants and Detergents

Feedstocks for Surfactants and Detergents - From Petrochemical to Biobased to Biowaste: Panel Discussion

Surfactants made from Sustainable Feedstocks for Home and Personal Care Applications

Tuesday, April 29, 2025

8:55 AM – 9:15 AM PST

Room: B110-112

Presenting Author(s)

Aslin Izmitli (she/her/hers)

Senior Technical Service and Development Scientist
Dow
Collegeville, Pennsylvania, United States

Co-Author(s)

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Tim Young

Senior Research Scientist
Dow, United States
Dan S. Miller (he/him/his)

Senior Research Scientist
Dow
Collegeville, Pennsylvania, United States
Janet McMillan, PhD

Associate Research Scientist
Dow
Midland, MI, United States
SN

Saugata Nad

Principal Research Scientist
Dow, United States
CS

Cheng Shen

R&D/TS&D Fellow
Dow, United States
TW

Tony Wang

Principal Research Scientist
Dow, United States
WY

Wanglin Yu, PhD

R&D/TS&D Fellow
Dow, TX, United States

Abstract:

Surfactants, essential in numerous industrial and consumer applications, traditionally have been derived from petrochemical feedstocks. The increasing demand for environmentally friendly and sustainable products has driven development of surfactants derived from renewable feedstocks enabling circularity. This talk will focus on some of the technologies Dow is working on in this space including bio- and bio-based surfactants such as alkyl polyglucosides (APG), alkyl polypentosides (APP), monoalkylglyceryl ethers (MAGEs) and sophorolipids. Additionally, the integration of carbon capture technologies in the production of alcohol ethoxylates to mitigate greenhouse gas emissions will be discussed. The uses, benefits and challenges of these technologies will be highlighted.