Biosurfactant: A new frontier for greener technology and environmental sustainability

AA Jimoh, J Lin - Ecotoxicology and Environmental safety, 2019 - Elsevier
Petroleum hydrocarbons, oil, heavy metals pollution is becoming additional severe problem
due to the growing call for crude oil and crude oil products related products in several fields …

Biosurfactants: multifunctional biomolecules of the 21st century

DKF Santos, RD Rufino, JM Luna, VA Santos… - International journal of …, 2016 - mdpi.com
In the era of global industrialisation, the exploration of natural resources has served as a
source of experimentation for science and advanced technologies, giving rise to the …

Biosurfactants: Production and potential applications in microbial enhanced oil recovery (MEOR)

SJ Geetha, IM Banat, SJ Joshi - Biocatalysis and Agricultural Biotechnology, 2018 - Elsevier
Microbial enhanced oil recovery (MEOR) is a type of enhanced oil recovery (EOR)
technology, generally employed as a tertiary stage where oil recovery using primary and …

Cheese whey: A potential resource to transform into bioprotein, functional/nutritional proteins and bioactive peptides

JSS Yadav, S Yan, S Pilli, L Kumar, RD Tyagi… - Biotechnology …, 2015 - Elsevier
The byproduct of cheese-producing industries, cheese whey, is considered as an
environmental pollutant due to its high BOD and COD concentrations. The high organic load …

Cost effective technologies and renewable substrates for biosurfactants' production

IM Banat, SK Satpute, SS Cameotra, R Patil… - Frontiers in …, 2014 - frontiersin.org
Diverse types of microbial surface active amphiphilic molecules are produced by a range of
microbial communities. The extraordinary properties of biosurfactant/bioemulsifier (BS/BE) …

[HTML][HTML] Preparation, characterization and application of biosurfactant in various industries: A critical review on progress, challenges and perspectives

TG Ambaye, M Vaccari, S Prasad, S Rtimi - Environmental Technology & …, 2021 - Elsevier
Due to the increased use of crude oil and other oil-related products, a large amount of waste
is produced and discharged into the environment. These wastes contain toxic heavy metals …

Review of surfactant-assisted chemical enhanced oil recovery for carbonate reservoirs: challenges and future perspectives

S Pal, M Mushtaq, F Banat, AM Al Sumaiti - Petroleum Science, 2018 - Springer
A significant fraction of the conventional oil reserves globally is in carbonate formations
which contain a substantial amount of residual oil. Since primary and secondary recovery …

Characterization of biosurfactant produced during degradation of hydrocarbons using crude oil as sole source of carbon

K Patowary, R Patowary, MC Kalita… - Frontiers in microbiology, 2017 - frontiersin.org
Production and spillage of petroleum hydrocarbons which is the most versatile energy
resource causes disastrous environmental pollution. Elevated oil degrading performance …

Microbial biosurfactants production, applications and future potential

IM Banat, A Franzetti, I Gandolfi, G Bestetti… - Applied microbiology …, 2010 - Springer
Microorganisms synthesise a wide range of surface-active compounds (SAC), generally
called biosurfactants. These compounds are mainly classified according to their molecular …

[HTML][HTML] Valorization of date palm (Phoenix dactylifera) fruit processing by-products and wastes using bioprocess technology–Review

M Chandrasekaran, AH Bahkali - Saudi journal of biological sciences, 2013 - Elsevier
The date palm Phoenix dactylifera has played an important role in the day-to-day life of the
people for the last 7000years. Today worldwide production, utilization and industrialization …