Carbohydrate-Derived Surfactants

Authors: de Almeida, Mauro V.; Hyaric, Mireille L.e.

Source: Mini-Reviews in Organic Chemistry, Volume 2, Number 3, July 2005 , pp. 283-297(15)

Publisher: Bentham Science Publishers

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Abstract:

The constant need for products obtained from natural raw materials instead of non-renewable petroleum feedstocks has led to a lot of effort on developing new “natural” surfactants. Most important among these are surfactants derived from carbohydrates and plant oils such as coconut or palm kernel. These compounds find applications in cosmetics, food manufacture, biology, etc, and some of them are studied for their liquid crystalline properties.

Keywords: amphiphilic compounds; monosaccharide; alkyl glycosides; glycosylation; acylhydrazine; bola-amphiphile; galactose-based surfactants

Document Type: Review article

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.2174/1570193054368873

Affiliations: 1: Departamento de Quimica, Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora, Juiz de Fora-MG, Brazil.

Publication date: 2005-07-01

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