The Carbogel project

Texturization of oily phases is highly requested by Industries in order to ensure spreadability and controlled applicability of final products. If many biosourced or eco-friendly hydrogelators are known, only few are commercially available for organo- or oleo-gelators. Our breakthrough innovation relies on the eco-friendly synthesis of a carbohydrate derivatives obtained in water with only one step and a simple purification step (precipitation, filtration and drying). The production was scaling up to 1 kilogram at the Laboratory and many industries are already racing to determine the application potential of this new sweet functional product. Indeed, the patented CARBOGEL product, thanks to a hierarchical self-assembly ability, enables the gelation a wide range of oily phases from fatty liquids to organic solvents of different polarity and function. Our product is easy to handle and gelation can occur in a cold process, which is by far, an outstanding advantage compared to macromolecular gelling agents. Finally, the supramolecular organo- or oleo-gels exhibit thermoreversible and thixotropic properties.