Recent advances in the environmental applications of biosurfactant saponins: a review

Z Liu, Z Li, H Zhong, G Zeng, Y Liang, M Chen… - Journal of environmental …, 2017 - Elsevier
In recent years, more and more studies have devoted to investigate the application of
biosurfactants to enhance the removal of hydrophobic organic compounds (HOCs) and …

Biosurfactants for microbubble preparation and application

Q Xu, M Nakajima, Z Liu, T Shiina - International journal of molecular …, 2011 - mdpi.com
Biosurfactants can be classified by their chemical composition and their origin. This review
briefly describes various classes of biosurfactants based on their origin and introduces a few …

Non-edible plant oils as new sources for biodiesel production

AB Chhetri, MS Tango, SM Budge, KC Watts… - International Journal of …, 2008 - mdpi.com
Due to the concern on the availability of recoverable fossil fuel reserves and the
environmental problems caused by the use those fossil fuels, considerable attention has …

Biomass-derived porous activated carbon nanofibers from Sapindus trifoliatus nut shells for high-performance symmetric supercapacitor applications

M Vinayagam, R Suresh Babu, A Sivasamy… - Carbon Letters, 2021 - Springer
Cost-effective and sustainable high-performance supercapacitor material was successfully
prepared from cellulosic waste (Sapindus trifoliatus nut shells) biomass-derived activated …

An evaluation of surfactant foam technology in remediation of contaminated soil

S Wang, CN Mulligan - Chemosphere, 2004 - Elsevier
Soil contamination is notoriously difficult to treat because the contaminants are often tightly
bound to the soil particles. Conventional remediation technologies are becoming less …

Rhamnolipid biosurfactant-enhanced soil flushing for the removal of arsenic and heavy metals from mine tailings

S Wang, CN Mulligan - Process Biochemistry, 2009 - Elsevier
Mine tailings containing high contents of arsenic and heavy metals are potential
environmental contamination sources. Column experiments were conducted in this study to …

Green synthesis of potassium zinc hexacyanoferrate nanocubes and their potential application in photocatalytic degradation of organic dyes

V Jassal, U Shanker, BS Kaith, S Shankar - RSC Advances, 2015 - pubs.rsc.org
A novel green route was used to synthesize potassium zinc hexacyanoferrate (K2Zn3 [Fe
(CN) 6] 2· 9H2O)(KZnHCF) nanocubes using Sapindus mukorossi as a natural surfactant …

Biosurfactant microfoam: Application in the removal of pollutants from soil

CFC da Rosa, DMG Freire, HC Ferraz - Journal of Environmental Chemical …, 2015 - Elsevier
Surfactant solutions are frequently used in environmental decontamination. More recently,
the use of microfoams (MF) has been investigated as an alternative to the use of surfactant …

Aphron applications—a review of recent and current research

A Molaei, KE Waters - Advances in colloid and interface science, 2015 - Elsevier
Colloidal aphrons are multi-layered stable bubbles (CGAs) or droplets (CLAs), surrounded
by a thin surfactant film. The small size of the aphrons creates a system with a high …

Electrokinetic movement of hexachlorobenzene in clayed soils enhanced by Tween 80 and β-cyclodextrin

S Yuan, M Tian, X Lu - Journal of hazardous materials, 2006 - Elsevier
This study describes the comparative behavior of hexachlorobenzene (HCB) contaminated
clayed soils in an electrokinetic (EK) system enhanced by Tween 80 and β-cyclodextrin (β …