[HTML][HTML] Biosurfactants: Production, properties, applications, trends, and general perspectives

LA Sarubbo, CS Maria da Gloria, IJB Durval… - Biochemical …, 2022 - Elsevier
Biosurfactants have become attractive microbial products in the emerging biotechnology
industry due to their advantages over synthetic surfactants in terms of environmental …

Microbial surfactants: the next generation multifunctional biomolecules for applications in the petroleum industry and its associated environmental remediation

EO Fenibo, GN Ijoma, R Selvarajan, CB Chikere - Microorganisms, 2019 - mdpi.com
Surfactants are a broad category of tensio-active biomolecules with multifunctional
properties applications in diverse industrial sectors and processes. Surfactants are …

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) …

Advances in applications of rhamnolipids biosurfactant in environmental remediation: a review

G Liu, H Zhong, X Yang, Y Liu… - Biotechnology and …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
The objective of this review is to provide a comprehensive overview of the advances in the
applications of rhamnolipids biosurfactants in soil and ground water remediation for removal …

Bacterial enzymatic degradation of recalcitrant organic pollutants: catabolic pathways and genetic regulations

S Kumari, S Das - Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2023 - Springer
Contamination of soil and natural water bodies driven by increased organic pollutants
remains a universal concern. Naturally, organic pollutants contain carcinogenic and toxic …

Some aspects of heavy metals contamination remediation and role of biosurfactants

LA Sarubbo, RB Rocha Jr, JM Luna… - Chemistry and …, 2015 - Taylor & Francis
Contamination by heavy metals is the result of different industrial activities. The presence of
heavy metals in soil and water causes serious problems, as these materials are not …

Revealing the efficacy of thermostable biosurfactant in heavy metal bioremediation and surface treatment in vegetables

A Ravindran, A Sajayan, GB Priyadharshini… - Frontiers in …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Biosurfactants are amphiphilic molecules which showed application in the food, medical,
and cosmetics industries and in bioremediation. In this study, a marine sponge-associated …

A critical review on natural surfactants and their potential for sustainable mineral flotation

A Oulkhir, K Lyamlouli, M Danouche… - … Science and Bio …, 2023 - Springer
The transition of the mineral processing sectors, which depend mainly on various petroleum-
origin chemicals, to the green industry based on the production of greener materials and the …

Biosurfactants: the next generation biomolecules for diverse applications

G Rawat, A Dhasmana, V Kumar - Environmental Sustainability, 2020 - Springer
Biosurfactants are surface-active biomolecules, produced by various microbes and play an
imperative role in different fields. A lot of research work is going on including media …

Application of a low-cost biosurfactant in heavy metal remediation processes

RB da Rocha Junior, HM Meira, DG Almeida… - Biodegradation, 2019 - Springer
The industrial interest in microbial surfactants has intensified in recent years due to the
characteristics of these compounds, such as biodegradability, low toxicity, and effectiveness …