A review on biosurfactants: properties, applications and current developments

AR Markande, D Patel, S Varjani - Bioresource Technology, 2021 - Elsevier
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 …

[HTML][HTML] Microbial production of rhamnolipids: opportunities, challenges and strategies

H Chong, Q Li - Microbial cell factories, 2017 - Springer
Rhamnolipids are a class of biosurfactants which contain rhamnose as the sugar moiety
linked to β-hydroxylated fatty acid chains. Rhamnolipids can be widely applied in many …

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 …

Biosurfactant-assisted bioremediation of crude oil by indigenous bacteria isolated from Taean beach sediment

DW Lee, H Lee, BO Kwon, JS Khim, UH Yim… - Environmental …, 2018 - Elsevier
Crude oil and its derivatives are considered as one group of the most pervasive
environmental pollutants in marine environments. Bioremediation using oil-degrading …

A review on recent advances in the application of biosurfactants in wastewater treatment

ST Malkapuram, V Sharma, SP Gumfekar… - Sustainable Energy …, 2021 - Elsevier
Microorganisms produce a variety of non-conventional surface-active molecules, known as
biosurfactants. The biosurfactants find diverse applications in the oil industry, agriculture …

Characterization and properties of the biosurfactant produced by PAH-degrading bacteria isolated from contaminated oily sludge environment

V Tripathi, VK Gaur, N Dhiman, K Gautam… - … Science and Pollution …, 2020 - Springer
The aim of the present study was to investigate biosurfactant production ability of five
different polyaromatic hydrocarbon (PAH)-metabolizing bacteria, such as Ochrobactrum …

Bioremediation of environmental organic pollutants by Pseudomonas aeruginosa: Mechanisms, methods and challenges

F Hu, P Wang, Y Li, J Ling, Y Ruan, J Yu… - Environmental Research, 2023 - Elsevier
The development of the chemical industry has led to a boom in daily consumption and
convenience, but has also led to the release of large amounts of organic pollutants, such as …

Isolation, characterization, and optimization of biosurfactant production by an oil-degrading Acinetobacter junii B6 isolated from an Iranian oil excavation site

M Ohadi, G Dehghannoudeh, M Shakibaie… - Biocatalysis and …, 2017 - Elsevier
An enrichment program for hydrocarbon-utilizing bacteria capable of biosurfactant
production isolated from soil samples was carried out on mineral salt medium supplemented …

Biosurfactant production from newly isolated Rhodotorula sp.YBR and its great potential in enhanced removal of hydrocarbons from contaminated soils

L Derguine-Mecheri, S Kebbouche-Gana… - World Journal of …, 2021 - Springer
One of the very promising methods in the field of bioremediation of hydrocarbons is the
application of biosurfactant-producing microorganisms based on the use of wastewater as …

Pilot-scale petroleum refinery wastewaters treatment systems: performance and microbial communities' analysis

F Karray, F Aloui, M Jemli, N Mhiri, S Loukil… - Process Safety and …, 2020 - Elsevier
This study evaluated firstly the performance of the Continuous Stirred Tank bioReactor
system (CSTR) for the treatment of highly toxic petroleum refinery wastewaters at the pilot …