Sironix raises funds to scale-up production of its biosurfactants
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Sironix Renewables (a Seattle-based company developing non-toxic, sustainably-sourced ingredients for the cleaning products and personal care industries) has announced the close of a funding round to scale production at its Seattle facility of its Eosix® technology.
Press release: “Sironix Renewables Closes Seed Round to Scale Production of its Plant-based Surfactant for Detergents, Cleaners & Shampoos”, 16/09/2020.
Figure 1. Sironix raises funds to scale-up production of its biosurfactants
The round of 645 k$ included funding from the University of Minnesota Discovery Capital Investment program and from angel investors. Additionally, Sironix also announced it has been awarded a 1.15 M$ grant from the US Department of Energy Advanced Manufacturing Office. Sironix is a spin-off of the University of Minnesota and has received more than 6.4 M$ in grants and equity funding since its formation in 2016.
Sironix uses a chemical process to combine starch-based ingredients with natural oils to produce high-performance anionic surfactants (oleo-furan). The company's renewable surfactants replace petroleum-based ingredients in shampoos, detergents and cleaners and have additional applications ranging from personal care and cosmetics to agriculture and paint industry. Their products offer a safe option for avoiding the use of 1,4-dioxane (potential carcinogenicity in humans) found in some cleaners and personal care products.