Microbial surfactants are a large number of amphipathic biomolecules with a myriad of
biomolecule constituents from various microbial sources that have been studied for their …

In recent years, heavy metals pollution is found to be a serious environmental issue and
various technologies are being discovered for their cleanup from environment. The use of …

Biosurfactants are surface-active biomolecules produced by microbes (bacteria, fungi, and
yeast) and have several advantages over the chemical surfactants, such as lower toxicity …

Microbial surfactants are amphipathic molecules that consist of hydrophilic and hydrophobic
domains, which allow partition of two fluid phases of varying degree of polarity. They are …

Marine biosphere offers wealthy flora and fauna, which represents a vast natural resource of
imperative functional commercial grade products. Among the various bioactive compounds …

Surfactants are amphiphilic surface active agents possessing both hydrophilic and
hydrophobic moieties that reduce surface and interfacial tensions by accumulating at the …

Bioremediation is an attractive strategy of utilizing bacteria to remove crude oil
contaminants. In this study, two salt-tolerant crude oil-degrading and biosurfactant …

Microbially derived surfactants, called biosurfactants, provide a promising alternative to
synthetic surfactants, displaying better availability and being generally nontoxic and …

Emulsifiers are a large category of compounds considered as surface active agents or
surfactants. An emulsifier acts by reducing the speed of chemical reactions, and enhancing …

The Marinobacter genus comprises widespread marine bacteria, found in localities as
diverse as the deep ocean, coastal seawater and sediment, hydrothermal settings, oceanic …