ABSTRACT
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At the core of the topic of sustainable development stands the use of petroleumbased chemicals. By replacing xenobiotic oil-derived chemicals with substitutes
originating from the biosphere a signi cant positive environmental impact might be achieved [1]. To this end a resumed interest in the study of sugar-based surfactants and their properties has emerged [2-8]. Furthermore, carbohydrate head groups are found to be essential for many biological processes [9,10], e.g., in glycolipids which have important, yet poorly understood, roles in cell signaling or host-guest interaction [11,12]. Toward this background it is realized that a better understanding of the basic physicochemical properties of carbohydrate-based surfactants and lipids is urgently needed.
