Surfacants from Renewable Resources is a comprehensive text that meets scientists' demand for information on new biodegradable surfacants with safer properties for modern industrial formulations. This edited volume explores the current status of the research and applications of "green" surfactant chemistry. It provides an overview to the desired properties in different fields and focuses on bio-based products that have the potential to improve sustainability of natural resources and environmental quality. Aimed primarily at industrial researchers in companies producing surfacants, this book presents the arguments for green and sustainable materials.