Pre-Commercialisation Scale-up & Derisking of a novel biobased surfactant

BioataraxLtd是从帝国理工学院剥离出来的一家新公司。该公司正在开发一种名为EcoSaf的新化学技术，以生产名为SAF的新型生物表面活性剂，用于各种应用(清洁、润滑剂、涂料、农业等)，重点是清洁产品。其目的是打破表面活性剂行业对化石燃料的依赖，并在该领域提供新的绿色证书，从而减少二氧化碳排放。这一过程包括将农业废物转化为SAF，分四步进行。该工艺完全依赖于可再生原料，在TRL 6上仅用9个月的开发就证明了该工艺的可扩展性。在这个项目中，Bioataraxis将采取各种措施，通过利用迄今实现的高TRL技术和其环境可持续性来加强其商业和财务状况。事实上，SAF已被证明具有独特的清洁性能，可与化石燃料类似物相媲美。与目前市场上所有其他传统表面活性剂相比，SAF在硬水中的性能更优越，二氧化碳排放量减少了70%。通过这个项目，Bioataraxi旨在揭示SAF的商业潜力，并准备下一轮投资，以继续扩大试验并申请REACH注册。为完成这些活动，赠款将支持：1)接触表面活性剂用户，建立协作产品评估，以便在他们的投资组合中实施SAF；2)为下一轮投资奠定基础，筹集800万GB，继续进行REACH注册，并继续扩大试验，以改进SAF的生产流程；3)执行生命周期评估，以评估作为原材料加工副产品的生物炭的有效性，并寻找条件，将二氧化碳减少量提高70%以上，并声称碳负向。然而，监管部门的批准和大型工厂的建设需要大量资金和较长的时间框架。有了这笔资金，我们将加快这一进程，并希望SAF很快就能在我们所有的家庭护理产品中找到。

Bioataraxis ltd is a new spin-out company from Imperial College. The company is developing a new chemical technology called Ecosaf to produce new bio-based surfactants called SAF for various applications (cleaning, lubricants, paints, agriculture, etc.), with a focus on cleaning products. The aim is to break the surfactant industry's dependence on fossil fuels and provide new green credentials in this sector, enabling a reduction in CO2 emissions. The process consists of converting agricultural waste products into SAF in a four-step process. The process is fully dependent on renewable feedstocks and the scalability of the process was demonstrated in only 9 months of development at TRL 6\.In this project, Bioataraxis will take various measures to strengthen its commercial and financial position by taking advantage of the high TRL of the technology achieved so far and its environmental sustainability. Indeed, SAF has been shown to deliver a unique cleaning performance comparable to the fossil fuels analogues. Compared to all other conventional surfactants currently on the market, SAF's performance in hard water is superior and CO2 emissions are reduced by 70%. With this project, Bioataraxis aims to reveal the commercial potential of SAF and prepare the next round of investment to continue scale-up trials and apply for REACH registration. To fulfil these activities, the grant will support:1)Reach surfactant users and establish collaborative product evaluation to implement SAF in their portfolio;2)Set the basis for the next investment round to raise £ 8 millions to proceed with REACH registration and continue scale-up trials to improve the SAF's production process;3)Perform an LCA to evaluate the effect in valorising biochar as side product from the processing of the raw material and seek conditions to increase the CO2 reduction over 70 % and claim carbon negativity.SAF's credentials are unique in this sector and have the potential to transform the market and set new performance and sustainability standards for household care products. However, regulatory approvals and the construction of the large-scale plant require large amounts of capital and a long timeframe. With this funding, we will accelerate this process and hope that SAF will soon be found in all our home care products.