 In addition to SAP, aspartic acid has applications in the $19Bn fertilizer industry, where polyaspartate improves water retention and nitrogen uptake; the $1.1Bn (2020) concrete floor coatings market, where polyaspartic is a low VOC, low energy alternative to traditional epoxy resins; and lastly the >$5Bn scale and corrosion inhibitors market.Aspartic acid is not an essential amino acid, which means that it can be synthesized from central metabolic pathway intermediates in humans.However, aspartic acid is found in