Sustainable biosurfactant production from secondary feedstock—recent advances, process optimization and perspectives

Y Miao, MH To, MA Siddiqui, H Wang, S Lodens… - Frontiers in …, 2024 - frontiersin.org
Biosurfactants have garnered increased attention lately due to their superiority of their
properties over fossil-derived counterparts. While the cost of production remains a significant …

Sugar Beet Pulp as Raw Material for the Production of Bioplastics

C Marzo-Gago, AB Díaz, A Blandino - Fermentation, 2023 - mdpi.com
The production of bioplastics from renewable materials has gained interest in recent years,
due to the large accumulation of non-degradable plastic produced in the environment. Here …

Prospective life cycle assessment of microbial sophorolipid fermentation

K Balina, R Soloha, A Suleiko, K Dubencovs, J Liepins… - Fermentation, 2023 - mdpi.com
The biorefinery industry is witnessing a transition from fossil and chemical-based processes
to more sustainable practices, with a growing emphasis on using renewable resources …

[HTML][HTML] Life cycle assessment of bioslurry and bioelectrochemical processes for sustainable remediation of soil polluted with petroleum hydrocarbons: An …

TG Ambaye, F Formicola, S Sbaffoni, A Franzetti… - Sustainable Production …, 2023 - Elsevier
Bioremediation technologies have been widely used to clean up sites contaminated with
various pollutants. Although these biological-based technologies may present a more …

Life cycle assessment for early-stage process optimization of microbial biosurfactant production using kinetic models—a case study on mannosylerythritol lipids (MEL)

L Bippus, AK Briem, A Beck, S Zibek… - … in Bioengineering and …, 2024 - frontiersin.org
Introduction: This study assesses the environmental impacts of mannosylerythritol lipids
(MELs) production for process optimization using life cycle assessment (LCA). MELs are …

Biosurfactants' production with substrates from the sugar industry–environmental, cost, market, and social aspects

A Schonhoff, G Stöckigt, C Wulf, P Zapp… - RSC …, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Transforming today's products and production processes towards a more sustainable bio-
economy requires the consideration of environmental, cost and market related, as well as …

Environmental evaluation of emerging bakery waste oil-derived sophorolipids production by performing a dynamic life cycle assessment

Y Miao, X Hu, MH To, H Wang, Z Qin, J Mou… - Sustainable Production …, 2024 - Elsevier
Sophorolipids (SLs) are promising biosurfactants that have gained significant attention due
to their superior properties compared to their fossil-derived counterparts. However, the huge …

Past, present and future of glycolipids from Ustilaginaceae–A review on cellobiose lipids and mannosylerythritol lipids

S Münßinger, A Beck, A Oraby… - Journal of Surfactants …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
The glycolipids cellobiose lipids (CL) and mannosylerythritol lipids (MEL) are biosurfactants
mainly synthesized by microorganisms of the Ustilaginaceae family. They have a large …

Life Cycle Assessment of Biossurfactants: A Critical Analysis

ÓSC Barreto… - … Gestão Social e …, 2024 - rgsa.openaccesspublications.org
Objective: To analyze the environmental performance of biosurfactants in comparison to
synthetic surfactant based on the literature. Theoretical Framework: Surfactants are used in …

[PDF][PDF] Sugar Beet Pulp as Raw Material for the Production of Bioplastics. Fermentation 2023, 9, 655

C Marzo-Gago, AB Díaz, A Blandino - 2023 - academia.edu
The production of bioplastics from renewable materials has gained interest in recent years,
due to the large accumulation of non-degradable plastic produced in the environment. Here …