Global Biosurfactants Market Segmentation: The Oil Industry Segment Leads the Application with a Share of 36.57%

Global Biosurfactants Market Overview

According to Global Market Monitor, the global biosurfactants market size is $2319.02 million in 2024 with a CAGR of 7.17% from 2024 to 2029.

Biosurfactants are surface-active compounds produced by various microorganisms. Compared with other synthetic surfactants, biosurfactants have many unique characteristics, including mild production conditions, multifunctionality, higher biodegradability, and lower toxicity. Biosurfactants include Rhamnolipids, Sophorolipids, etc., which are widely used in the food industry, detergent, and oil industry.

Market Drivers

By using renewable raw materials such as lignocellulosic residues, the production cost of biosurfactants can be reduced. Various agricultural residues can be used as carbon sources for obtaining biosurfactants and using these lignocellulosic residues for biotechnology purposes, such as biosurfactant production, has various benefits. First of all, it can prevent the burning of agricultural residues in the field, and prevent the tropospheric atmosphere from producing some gases, such as CO2, CH4, and N2O, which absorb infrared radiation, thus producing a greenhouse effect. In addition, lignin is one of the main contributors to the total carbon of agricultural wastes. When lignocellulosic residues are burned on site, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons such as benzopyrene, catechol, hydroquinone, phenanthrene, and naphthalene will be obtained. Therefore, using these agricultural residues as raw materials to obtain useful metabolites reduces the environmental impact of such residues.

Biosurfactants have potential applications in the food industry as food formula components and anti-sticking agents. Biosurfactants reduce surface and interfacial tension, thus promoting the formation and stability of emulsion. Other functions of biosurfactants in food processing include: controlling the agglomeration of fat globules, stabilizing the aeration system, improving the texture and shelf life of starch-containing products, and improving the consistency and texture of fat-based products. In recent years, the global demand for sustainable technologies to improve petrochemical process efficiency in the petroleum industry has been increasing, which has promoted the progress of petroleum biotechnology. In its activities, the petroleum industry uses a large number of synthetic surfactants based on petrochemistry as mobilizers to improve the availability or recovery of hydrocarbons, and many other applications related to extraction, treatment, cleaning, and transportation. However, biosurfactants have several potential applications in the whole petroleum processing chain and petrochemical product formulation, such as emulsification/demulsifier, preservative, biocide of sulfate-reducing bacteria, fuel formulation, extraction of asphalt from tar sand, and many other innovative applications. With the rapid development of the food and oil industries, the increasing downstream demand will drive the development of the Biosurfactants industry.

By Type	Rhamnolipids
	Sophorolipids
	The sophorolipids segmentation contributes the largest market share.
By Application	Food Industry
	Detergent
	Oil Industry
	Others
	The oil industry segment occupies the biggest share.

For more industry information, please refer to our latest released "2023 Global Biosurfactants Market Analysis Report, Key Competitors, Market Effect Factors, Growth, And Forecast".