INFORM

INFORM magazine

Published 10 times a year, INFORM magazine provides comprehensive reviews and original articles on such topics as:

• new analytical methods and technologies
• processing technologies that improve efficiency and sustainability
• health and nutrition
• formulation science
• critical business issues
• and many other topics

Each issue includes patent abstracts compiled by a registered US patent agent, journal references assembled by a team of experts in a variety of areas, and coverage of regulatory issues from around the globe.

Access to the full online version of INFORM magazine is only available to AOCS members. For a limited time, non-members can access a free digital version of the magazine here. 

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July-August 2024

Table of Contents

Microplastics take the “green” out of recycled textiles—how chemists can put it back
Making clothes from recycled plastics and textiles reduces fossil fuel use, but studies show they shed tons of microplastics when laundered. This story describes some of the ingredients formulators are adding to fabric care products to keep microplastics from breaking off of recycled clothing.

Modeling, machine learning, and artificial intelligence in surfactants: Perspectives from the AOCS 2024 Annual Meeting
Every Division at this year’s annual meeting had a talk or a session devoted to the R&D advantages that can be gained using artificial intelligence. In this article, Nancy Falk provides the highlights of the session she co-chaired on AI and surfactants.

Surfactant-free emulsions?
A research group in France found that vegetable oils can reorient themselves when mixed with water, forming a thin adhesive film between droplets that maintain stability for weeks without a surfactant. Read about their discovery and the applications they envision.

Value chain, synthesis, and the potential role of artificial intelligence within the biorefinery concept
Read this excerpt from a recently published Journal of Surfactants and Detergents article to learn about how the biosurfactants market has changed in the past decade and what analysts predict will happen in the next 10 years.

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INFORM SmartBrief is a companion product, published weekly to keep you up to date on developing regulations, research, technology, and more. This e-newsletter is aggregated by an INFORM magazine staff writer, who sorts through the barrage of oils- and fats-related notifications to bring you only the most relevant news.

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