In the concepts for new products, performance, product safety, and product economy
criteria are equally important. They are taken into account already when the raw materials base
for a new industrial product development is defined. Here, renewable resources gain-again after
the earlier ‘‘green trend’’ in the 1980s––increasing attention as an alternative raw materials source
compared to fossil feedstock. The industrial use of carbohydrates, proteins, and plant oils aligns
perfectly with the principles of Responsible Care and is an important part of green chemistry
and sustainability in general. Since the 1950s, oleochemistry has grown to a major research and
technology area in several institutions and industries. A large variety of products based on fats
and oils have been developed since then for different uses, such as specialties for polymer applications,
biodiesel, surfactants, emollients for home and personal-care industries, pesticides and biodegradable
mineral oil replacements for lubricants. However, at present it seems that the use of
renewable resources, especially plant oils, has to compete more and more with the increasing
demand for bioenergy, which could cause an unbalanced supply and demand in the future or even
a threat for the increasing demand for food in certain areas of the world.
In the concepts for new products, performance, product safety, and product economycriteria are equally important. They are taken into account already when the raw materials basefor a new industrial product development is defined. Here, renewable resources gain-again afterthe earlier ‘‘green trend’’ in the 1980s––increasing attention as an alternative raw materials sourcecompared to fossil feedstock. The industrial use of carbohydrates, proteins, and plant oils alignsperfectly with the principles of Responsible Care and is an important part of green chemistryand sustainability in general. Since the 1950s, oleochemistry has grown to a major research andtechnology area in several institutions and industries. A large variety of products based on fatsand oils have been developed since then for different uses, such as specialties for polymer applications,biodiesel, surfactants, emollients for home and personal-care industries, pesticides and biodegradablemineral oil replacements for lubricants. However, at present it seems that the use ofrenewable resources, especially plant oils, has to compete more and more with the increasingdemand for bioenergy, which could cause an unbalanced supply and demand in the future or evena threat for the increasing demand for food in certain areas of the world.
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