Increasing petroleum consumption and a rise in incidental oil spillages have become global
concerns owing to their aquatic and terrestrial toxicity. Various physicochemical and …

Biosurfactants are considered as an environmentally friendly and sustainable alternative to
conventional fossil-derived and chemically produced surfactants. Their production …

This study aimed at studying the phycoremediation of petroleum-contaminated water using
microalgae biofilm cultured in nutrient-rich water. Microalgae biofilm was grown in a …

In this study, the intracellular lipases of Candida catenulata were examined as a whole-cell
biocatalyst (WCB) of soybean oil transesterification and obtained a fatty acid methyl ester …

The application of industrial wastes in the fermentation process could significantly reduce
the cost of biological products. In this study, the sunflower and soybean oil soap stocks as …

High volumes of formation water comprising of complex mixture of hydrocarbons is
generated during crude oil exploration. Owing to ecotoxicological concerns, the discharge of …

Introduction The ability to produce biosurfactants plays a meaningful role in the
bioavailability of crude oil hydrocarbons and the bioremediation efficiency of crude oil …

In the last decades, biodegradation as an environmentally friendly approach has raised
interest in connection with the removal of hydrocarbon pollutants. Its capacity for removing …

Low pH and high salinity characteristic of produced water (PW) posed a big challenge for
the direct biological treatment. The immobilization of R. qingshengii strain FF, which …

In situ biosurfactant production by hydrocarbon degrader microorganisms is an attractive
approach in the bioremediation of oil contamination because of their compatibility …