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The ENERGY, DEPARTMENT OF has issued a Tender notice for the procurement of a Technology Licensing Opportunity Bioderived Phytol Chemical Herders in the USA. This Tender notice was published on 16 May 2026 and is scheduled to close on 30 Jun 2026, with an estimated Tender value of Refer Document. Interested bidders can access detailed Tender information, eligibility criteria, and complete bidding documents by referencing TOT Ref No. 141397551, while the tender notice number is S-191484 and Registering on the platform.
Procurement Summary
Country: USA
Summary: Technology Licensing Opportunity Bioderived Phytol Chemical Herders
Deadline: 30 Jun 2026
Posting Date: 16 May 2026
Other Information
Notice Type: Tender
TOT Ref.No.: 141397551
Document Ref. No.: S-191484
Competition: ICB
Financier: Self Financed
Purchaser Ownership: Public
Tender Value: Refer Document
Purchaser's Detail
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Email: Login to see tender_detailsLogin to see details Tender Details High-Performance Marine Oil Spill Response Technology Documents
Chemical herders are surfactants applied to the water surface surrounding an oil slick. By reducing water surface tension and creating interfacial spreading pressure, herders drive thin oil films into thicker slicks that can be more readily burned or mechanically recovered. This approach is especially valuable for remote spills where physical recovery methods are impractical.
Bio-Derived Phytol Chemical Herders from Los Alamos National Laboratory introduces a new family of surfactants built from two renewable components: (1) phytol, a long-chain alcohol and major component of chlorophyll, used as the hydrophobic tail; and (2) sugar alcohols, used as the polar head group. These compounds have been demonstrated as effective chemical herders and shown to compete with commercially available/approved herders such as ThickSlick 6535 and Siltech OP-40. The synthesis is described as operationally simple and high-yielding, supporting practical scale-up and manufacturing transfer.
Advantages:
Bio-based surfactant platform using renewable phytol and sugar alcohol headgroups
Designed to reduce environmental impact relative to non-biodegradable, bioaccumulative commercial herders
Demonstrated effectiveness as a chemical herder in laboratory evaluations
Competitive performance versus ThickSlick 6535 and Siltech OP-40
Higher herding rates than a prior phytol-derived herder example
Operationally simple, high-yield synthesis (supports manufacturability)
Platform may extend to broader surfactant markets (cleaning, formulations, delivery systems)
Technology Description:
Bio-Derived Phytol Chemical Herders covers a family of amphiphilic molecules engineered for interfacial activity at the oil-water boundary. Each molecule combines:
a hydrophobic chain derived from phytol (a chlorophyll-associated long-chain alcohol), and
a hydrophilic sugar alcohol headgroup to impart polarity and w...
Notice ID: s-191484
Department/Ind. Agency: energy, department of
Sub-tier: energy, department of
Office: triad - doe contractor
Product Service Code: 6850 - miscellaneous chemical specialties
NAICS Code: 325998 - All Other Miscellaneous Chemical Product and Preparation Manufacturing
Inactive Dates: jun 30, 2027
Inactive Policy: manual
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