date:Feb 13, 2014
olecules that are attracted to water and fats) consisting of two octanoic acid chains (C8) appended to a sugar alcohol molecule.
We have demonstrated the first sugar-based thickening agents for oil, said Professor John, whose previous investigations into the use of amphiphiles to solidify oil in the presence of water demonstrated their potential use in oil spill cleanups.
Professor John added that each of the two agents identified meet both US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and GRAS (Gener