SBIR Phase I: Development of a composite system (surfactant-particle) including non-ionic green surfactants for enhancing efficiency of green detergents through colloidal...

这个小企业创新研究（SBIR）第一阶段项目的更广泛的影响/商业潜力将首先在家庭清洁应用中实现，这是一个价值超过260亿美元/年的市场，目前只有约3%的市场被环保替代品所填补。洁乐新的洗涤系统将允许开发更高效和更强效的清洁产品，能够与传统的以石油为基础的品牌竞争，同时帮助减少由于洗衣/清洁活动造成的水污染影响，减少由于传统清洁产品中发现的有害化学物质而导致的客户皮肤状况的出现，并减少与洗衣应用中使用热水相关的能源成本。洁乐的目标是打开新型绿色清洁技术的大门，首先在我们的产品中引入我们的纯天然洗涤系统，并可能将该技术授权给其他绿色洗涤剂制造商，然后引入我们自己的纯天然绿色表面活性剂分子，以增加绿色清洁剂的坚实意图。在未来5年内，市场参与率至少提高20%。这个小企业创新研究（SBIR）第一阶段项目将为开发一种胶束系统提供资金，该胶束系统由生物聚合物颗粒和自然来源的可持续表面活性剂化合物组成。这些胶束体系的共轭和稳定机理是主要的研究目标，并结合不同的功能化，以提高去除油，避免再沉积，并提高洗涤体系的抗菌性能。胶束体系的完整表征及其去除土壤/污垢的功效将通过使用光谱、流变学和流体动力学技术、表面化学修饰和应用全球标准来实现。研究团队将致力于在SBIR第一阶段项目结束时提供商业化的产品，并且由于已经与制造工厂进行了合作，将避免在引入清洁新系列的绿色强力清洁剂时出现延误。该奖项反映了美国国家科学基金会的法定使命，并通过使用基金会的知识价值和更广泛的影响审查标准进行评估，被认为值得支持。

The broader impact/commercial potential of this Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I project will be realized first in household cleaning applications, a market valued in more than 26 billion/year, where currently only about 3% of the market is filled with eco-friendly alternatives. Cleancult new scrubbing system will allow the development of more efficient and potent cleaning products, capable of competing with traditional petroleum-based brands while helping to reduce the water pollution effects due to laundry/cleaning activities, reduce the appearance of skin conditions in customers due to the continuous exposure to harmful chemicals found in traditional cleaning products, and reduce the energetic cost related to the use of hot water in laundry applications. Cleancult objective is to open the door to novel green clean technologies, by first introducing our all-natural scrubbing system in our products and potentially license the technology to other green detergents manufacturers, and later introduce our own all-natural green surfactant molecule, with the solid intention of increasing the green cleaners? participation in the marker by at least 20% in the next 5 years.This Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I project will provide funding for the development of a micellar system(s) composed of a biopolymer particle and a naturally derived from sustainable sources surfactant compound. The conjugation and stabilization mechanism of these micellar systems are the main focus on the research objectives, together with the inclusion of different functionalization to improve oil removal, avoid re-deposition and also enhance the antibacterial properties of the scrubbing system. The complete characterization of the micellar system and its efficacy in removing soil/dirt stains will be achieved through the use of spectroscopic, rheological and hydrodynamic techniques, surface chemistry modifications, and applying the global standards for detergency determination. The research team will work to provide a commercially ready product at the end of this SBIR Phase I project, and due to already in place collaborations with manufacture facilities will avoid delays in the introduction of Cleancults' new line of green powerful cleaners.This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.