Soap from Rice Straws: Scientists Develop Eco Friendly Ingredient from Agricultural Waste

Date:September 26, 2019

Country: United Kingdom

Application

• Production of cleaning products, medicine, suncream, make-up

Description

A scientist has discovered a way of using one of the world’s most abundant natural resources as a replacement for manmade chemicals in soaps and thousands of other household products.An innovative research project led by the University of Portsmouth, has demonstrated that bails of rice straw could create a ‘biosurfacant’, providing an alternative non-toxic ingredient in the production of a vast variety of products that normally include synthetic materials which are often petroleum based.

Pathway Description:

The scientists used a microbial fermentation process to convert the rice straw into a soap-like substance.