ERASM Research
This section of the website presents the results of ERASM research projects. The areas of research mirror the surfactant value chain. Within each area, the relevant issues are identified and described. Addressing these issues, ERASM has undertaken research projects, which are presented here together with the relevant external reports and published literature.
Manufacturing
Research includes raw material sourcing & fundamental research on physico-chemical parameters
Human health
Research includes the development of alternative in-vitro methods for assessing the effects on users
Wastewater treatment
Research includes biodegradation under aerobic/anaerobic conditions and ecological risk assessment including agricultural soil
Freshwater environment
Research includes fate and resulting concentration of surfactants in a freshwater environment and their ecological risk assessment
Marine environment
Research includes fate of surfactants in a marine environment and the ecological risk assessment in a coastal environment