Bio Base Europe Pilot Plant, Ghent, Belgium.
Ghent University, Centre for Industrial Biotechnology and Biocatalysis, (InBio.be), Ghent, Belgium.
Adv Biochem Eng Biotechnol. 2022;181:1-15. doi: 10.1007/10_2021_175.
Within the bio-economy, more specifically within the bio-based industries, biomass feedstock - in contrast to fossil feedstocks in the fossil-based economy - is converted into the so-called bio-based products such as biosurfactants, bioplastics, pharmaceuticals, paper, textiles, and biofuels using either chemical or biological production methods or a combination thereof. In Europe a turnover of 60 billion EUR is associated with bio-based plastics and chemicals such as biosurfactants, and 40% of the global biosurfactant market turnover is associated with the European market. The growing use of bio-based surfactants in detergents, personal care products, and oilfield chemicals is fueling the growth of this market, which is driven, in many applications, by more stringent regulations and by an increasing consumer demand for "green and sustainable" products. Microbial biosurfactants are a biologically produced type of bio-based surfactants which are quickly evolving from a scientific curiosity to an industrial reality.
在生物经济中，更具体地说，在基于生物的产业中，生物质原料——与化石经济中的化石原料形成对比——通过化学或生物生产方法或其组合，被转化为所谓的生物基产品，如生物表面活性剂、生物塑料、药品、纸张、纺织品和生物燃料。在欧洲，生物基塑料和化学品（如生物表面活性剂）的营业额达到 600 亿欧元，全球生物表面活性剂市场营业额的 40%与欧洲市场相关。生物表面活性剂在洗涤剂、个人护理产品和油田化学品中的应用越来越多，推动了这一市场的增长，在许多应用中，这一市场的增长受到更严格的法规和消费者对“绿色和可持续”产品日益增长的需求的推动。微生物生物表面活性剂是一种生物生产的生物基表面活性剂，正迅速从科学好奇心发展成为工业现实。
