Phytol-Based Surfactants and Methods Therefor

Tao Dong (Inventor), Robert Allen (Inventor), Lieve Laurens (Inventor)

Research output: Patent

Abstract

Described herein are compositions and methods for the conversion of chlorophyll-derived phytol into useful and economically viable surfactants. The provided compositions utilize the hydrophobic phytol structure and added functional groups to increase hydrophilicity at one end of the molecule.
Original languageAmerican English
Patent number12,195,662 B2
Filing date14/01/25
StatePublished - 2025

NREL Publication Number

  • NREL/PT-5100-92801

Keywords

  • chlorophyll-derived phytol
  • hydrophilicity
  • hydrophobic phytol structure

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