Researchers Develop Eco-Friendly Surfacant from Rice Straw
PORTSMOUTH, UK – A University of Portsmouth scientist has discovered a way of using one of the world’s most abundant natural resources as a replacement for chemicals in many common products.
An innovative research project, published led by the University of Portsmouth, has demonstrated that bails of rice straw could create a bio-surfacant, providing an alternative non-toxic ingredient in the production of a vast variety of products that normally include synthetic materials that are often petroleum based.