Nanoemulsions have attracted significant attention in food fields and can increase the
functionality of the bioactive compounds contained within them. In this paper, the …

Emulsion-based formulations are widely exploited in medicine, food and cosmetics, where
surfactants and emulsifiers play contrasting, but equally important roles. Both are able to …

Chemical surfactants are omnipresent in consumer products, but they are the subject of
environmental concerns. For this reason, the complete replacement of petrochemical …

Sophorolipids are biobased compounds produced by the genera Starmerella and
Pseudohyphozyma that gain exponential interest from academic and industrial stakeholders …

Cosmetic and personal care products including toothpaste, shampoo, creams, makeup,
among others, are usually formulated with petroleum-based surfactants, although in the last …

Biosurfactants are natural compounds with surface activity and emulsifying properties
produced by several types of microorganisms and have been considered an interesting …

Sophorolipids are well-known glycolipid biosurfactants, produced mainly by non-pathogenic
yeast species such as Candida bombicola with high yield. Its unique environmental …

Growing demand for biosurfactants as environmentally friendly counterparts of chemically
derived surfactants enhances the extensive search for surface-active compounds of …

Sophorolipids (SL) are microbial biosurfactants that have entered the market as detergent
and cosmetic formulation ingredients. Current research is focused on the use of wastes to …

Chemical processes and petroleum-based chemicals are being substituted by biological
processes and bioproducts. Surfactants and biosurfactants are an example of this trend …