Will Biosurfactants replace conventional surfactants?

J Kleinen - Current Opinion in Colloid & Interface Science, 2023 - Elsevier
New surfactants are not necessarily better than established surfactants; new surfactants
need to be better, cheaper or have a lower environmental impact to have an advantage …

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 …

[HTML][HTML] Rhamnolipid biosurfactants—past, present, and future scenario of global market

KK Sekhon Randhawa, PKSM Rahman - Frontiers in microbiology, 2014 - frontiersin.org
Biosurfactants, widely known as surface-active agents of biological origin, have carved a
niche for themselves in the market due to their unique environment-friendly properties. They …

Environmental applications for biosurfactants

CN Mulligan - Environmental pollution, 2005 - Elsevier
Biosurfactants are surfactants that are produced extracellularly or as part of the cell
membrane by bacteria, yeasts and fungi. Examples include Pseudomonas aeruginosa …

[PDF][PDF] Biosurfactants: Properties and applications

NA Kaloorazi, MFS Choobari - J Biol Today's World, 2013 - Citeseer
Biosurfactants are amphiphilic compounds produced on living surfaces, mostly on microbial
cell surfaces, or excreted extracellularly and contain hydrophobic and hydrophilic moieties …

Biosurfactants: The use of biomolecules in cosmetics and detergents

A Moldes, X Vecino, L Rodríguez-López… - New and future …, 2020 - Elsevier
Some current cosmetic products have a negative impact on the environment, due to the
synthetic origin of some of their ingredients. This situation has led to the search for …

Applications of microbial biosurfactants

DKY Solaiman - INFORM-CHAMPAIGN-, 2005 - ars.usda.gov
Many microorganisms produce chemicals with special" amphiphatic" structures. As a result,
these chemicals have the properties of a surfactant, and are called microbial biosurfactants …

Effect of synthetic surfactants on the environment and the potential for substitution by biosurfactants

P Johnson, A Trybala, V Starov, VJ Pinfield - Advances in colloid and …, 2021 - Elsevier
The environmental impacts of the use of synthetic surfactants are discussed in this work
such as their high levels of toxicity and low biodegradability. These materials destroy aquatic …

Biosurfactants: a sustainable replacement for chemical surfactants?

R Marchant, IM Banat - Biotechnology letters, 2012 - Springer
Glycolipid biosurfactants produced by bacteria and yeasts provide significant opportunities
to replace chemical surfactants with sustainable biologically produced alternatives in bulk …

Prospects of Microbial Bio‐surfactants To Endorse Prolonged Conservation in the Pharmaceutical and Agriculture Industries

A Karnwal - ChemistrySelect, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Chemical surfactants have raised concerns due to their negative impact on ecosystems,
prompting the search for eco‐friendly alternatives. Biosurfactants derived from …