The quest for a chemical surfactant substitute has been fuelled by increased environmental
awareness. The benefits that biosurfactants present like biodegradability, and …

Waste generation is becoming a global concern owing to its adverse effects on environment
and human health. The utilization of waste as a feedstock for production of value-added …

Biosurfactants are economically most sought after biotechnological compounds of the 21st
century. However, inefficient bioprocessing has mitigated the economical commercial …

Lipopeptide biosurfactants produced by Bacillus sp. were assessed regarding their
antimicrobial activity against foodborne pathogenic and food spoilage microorganisms. Both …

Biosurfactants are amphiphilic molecules produced by a variety of microorganisms,
including bacteria, yeast and filamentous fungi. Unlike chemically synthesized surfactants …

The present work assessed the feasibility of used cooking oil as a low cost carbon source for
rhamnolipid biosurfactant production employing the strain Burkholderia thailandensis …

Biosurfactants are molecules of 21st century. Their application (s) intercedes in daily life of
living beings. Major limitation in the wide applicability of biosurfactant (s) is the economicity …

Biosurfactants are amphipathic molecules produced by plants, animals, and
microorganisms, that present emulsifying properties and may act reducing surface and …

BACKGROUND This study investigated the biotransformation of fats and waste oils to
glycolipid biosurfactants and bioplasticizers. The ecological performance and environmental …

While screening for polyhydroxyalkanoate (PHA) producing strains, using glycerol rich by-
product as carbon source, it was observed that extracellular polymers were also secreted …