As sustainability becomes a global imperative, industries are rapidly shifting toward eco-friendly alternatives. One innovation leading this green revolution is bio-based surfactants. Derived from renewable plant sources such as corn, sugarcane, coconut, and palm oil, these surfactants offer an environmentally friendly replacement for conventional petrochemical-based counterparts. Surfactants—short for surface-active agents—are compounds that lower the surface tension between two liquids or a li…