SurfToGreen innovates the formulations landscape by developing new bio-based surfactants derived from renewable and low-value side-stream materials. We propose a radical and comprehensive approach to develop, upscale and secure the integration of novel eco-friendly surfactants into key applications, overcoming the main limitations of traditional methods.
We apply a holistic approach integrating green metrics, safety assessments, Life Cycle Assessment (LCA), Safe and Sustainable by Design (SSbD) and digital technologies. We evaluate the bio-based formulations throughout their entire lifecycle, and we assess their functionality (high performances of the formulations), the safety (human health, environmental and physical hazards; risks for workers, public health and the environment along the life cycle) and sustainability (environmental impacts, technoeconomic aspects and social acceptance).
This comprehensive methodology is designed to support the development of sustainable solutions within a circular value chain framework. This can be resumed in the following four-bullets scheme:
