Carbon capture raw materials achieve industrialization; new low-carbon surfactants enter mass production. 

1.Industry transformation is urgently needed, and the carbon emission shortcomings of traditional products are becoming increasingly prominent.
For a long time, the mainstream surfactants on the market are mostly produced using fossil raw materials such as petroleum and coal, resulting in relatively high carbon emission values throughout their entire life cycle. With the continuous implementation of carbon-related control regulations, the low-carbon transformation of chemical raw materials has become a mandatory development goal for the entire industry. The entire process of production, use, and degradation of conventional non-ionic surfactants has a large amount of greenhouse gas emissions. Export products also need to meet the carbon footprint auditing standards of multiple countries. The development space of traditional production routes is continuously shrinking, and the industry urgently needs a new low-carbon synthesis solution to achieve upgrading and replacement. 

2. With the support of CCU technology, carbon dioxide is transformed into a core production raw material.
The new products produced this time adopt a carbon capture and utilization synthesis route. Industrial flue gas and carbon dioxide captured from the air are used as the basic carbon source, combined with renewable oils as auxiliary materials to prepare surfactants, completely replacing some fossil olefin raw materials. Through the assessment of the entire life cycle data, compared with traditional similar surfactants, this series of products can reduce greenhouse gas emissions by up to 65% at most. During the degradation process, there are no residual difficult-to-decompose intermediates, achieving a dual advantage of low-carbon production and environmental protection at the end of life. 

3. Multi-scenario compatibility, simultaneous completion of substitution tests in the clean industry field
This low-carbon surfactant has completed application verification in multiple fields: in household low-temperature detergents, it can reduce the temperature of washing water and lower the energy consumption of household appliances; in industrial metal cleaning and water-based paint formulations, its wetting and foam control performance is on par with traditional petrochemical products; after being used in daily care and cleaning formulas, it causes less irritation and is suitable for the formulation of sensitive skin cleaning products. There is no need to modify the existing production line equipment, and downstream manufacturers can directly replace the original raw materials, with a relatively low implementation threshold. 

4. Long-term Development Prospects: Low-carbon Additives Open Up Incremental Export Markets
Industry institutions predict that the annual growth rate of the low-carbon specialty surfactant market will exceed 5.8% from 2026 to 2034. The demand for low-carbon chemical raw materials in the European and Asian markets continues to rise. Surfactants produced through carbon capture technology can issue complete low-carbon certification reports, avoiding overseas green trade barriers, and becoming a core breakthrough point for the domestic surfactant industry to expand exports and enhance product value-added.