Benefits

RENEWABLE • BIODEGRADABLE • SAFE • FLEXIBLE • SCALABLE

Made with cellulose.

Spherelose®. is made from cellulose, the world’s most abundant biomaterial, sourced from sustainably managed forests.

Cellulose supports plant structure and is biodegradable, making Spherelose® renewable, safe, globally scalable, and adaptable for various surfactant applications.

Renewable

The most sustainable way to make Spherelose® is to use residual wood grown in sustainably managed forests.

Residual wood is the wood that’s not good enough to be used in the timber industry – the soft, top part of the tree or the round parts from the outside of the trunk.

Residual wood is already processed into wood pulp, which is turned into sustainable paper and packaging.

To make Spherelose®, we turn the pulp into tiny cellulose particles, then add a very thin layer of plant oil to only one side of each particle. The plant oil is extracted by squeezing it out of plants like sunflowers, canola, olives – and many others.

Scalable

Global surfactant demand is a massive 17 billion kilograms annually, but it’s only a fraction of the global wood pulp supply of about 190 billion kilogrammes . 

Spherelose® could meet the entire world’s surfactant demand using just a few percent of the world’s pulp.

The flexibility to use various plant oils allow scalable raw material sourcing in diverse climates.

Customisable

Spherelose® can create a wide range of surfactants with different properties by adjusting manufacturing parameters like time and temperature.

    Biodegradable

    Spherelose® contains only carbon, oxygen, and hydrogen, and microorganisms break it down easily into food for the ecosystem.

    When independently tested to ISO 14855-1, Spherelose® achieved 93% biodegradation in 180 days.

    Safe

    Spherelose®‘s larger cellulose particles are less likely to penetrate into the outer skin layers. 

    Spherelose® has been independently tested and is approved as Non-irritating/Safe for sensitive skin.

    Marketable

    Using various plant oils, brands can formulate unique products with Spherelose®. Options include sunflower oil for summer essence, olive oil for historical appeal, hemp oil for sustainability, and other exotic oils like argan, rice bran, and coconut.

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