Production economy is the major hurdle in most biotechnological processes, as raw material constitutes 10 to 30% of the total production cost. Due to the high cost of pure carbohydrates used as raw materials in several research studies done so far, industrial scale development does not prove feasible. There is a clear need to reduce this cost.

The main objective of the Bio-SURFEST Project was to obtain high value compounds such as biosurfactants and esters. These compounds can be extracted from used oils or fats, found in a wide range of industries such as hotels, restaurants, vegetable oil industries, biodiesel industries, etc. The main result of the present project is the determination of the oils using appropriate technical and economical production methods in order to obtain the biosurfactants and other bioproducts of high added value.