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 …

Surfactants in water and wastewater (greywater): environmental toxicity and treatment options

G Jena, K Dutta, A Daverey - Chemosphere, 2023 - Elsevier
Surfactant, an emerging pollutant present in greywater, raises the toxicity levels in the water
body. Soap, detergent, and personal care items add surfactant to greywater. Due to …

An assessment of hospital wastewater and biomedical waste generation, existing legislations, risk assessment, treatment processes, and scenario during COVID-19

VK Parida, D Sikarwar, A Majumder… - Journal of Environmental …, 2022 - Elsevier
Hospitals release significant quantities of wastewater (HWW) and biomedical waste (BMW),
which hosts a wide range of contaminants that can adversely affect the environment if left …

Sustainable biosurfactant production from secondary feedstock—recent advances, process optimization and perspectives

Y Miao, MH To, MA Siddiqui, H Wang, S Lodens… - Frontiers in …, 2024 - frontiersin.org
Biosurfactants have garnered increased attention lately due to their superiority of their
properties over fossil-derived counterparts. While the cost of production remains a significant …

Characterization of Detergent-Compatible Lipases from Candida albicans and Acremonium sclerotigenum under Solid-State Fermentation

A Safdar, F Ismail, M Imran - ACS omega, 2023 - ACS Publications
The purpose of this study was to compare and explore the potential of two distinct lipases at
industrial levels after their production using wheat bran substrate in solid-state fermentation …

Clean vehicles, polluted waters: empirical estimates of water consumption and pollution loads of the carwash industry

I Monney, EA Donkor, R Buamah - Heliyon, 2020 - cell.com
Carwash stations use large volumes of water and release harmful chemicals into the
environment through their operations. While a significant body of literature has focused on …

Purification of domestic laundry wastewater in an integrated treatment system consists of coagulation and ultrafiltration membrane process

S Vishali, E Poonguzhali, I Banerjee, SS George… - Chemosphere, 2023 - Elsevier
An integrated unit to purify and reuse domestic laundry wastewater consisting of
coagulation, sand filtration, carbon adsorption, and ultrafiltration process is developed …

Alat Peringatan Volume Septic Tank dan Netralisasi Kadar Sewer Gas Berbasis Mikrokontroler dan Teknologi Panel Surya

L Khakim, AH Sulasmoro, I Afriliana - Komputika: Jurnal Sistem …, 2023 - ojs.unikom.ac.id
Septic tank merupakan tempat pembuangan limbah sementara, didesain tertutup, terdapat
dua lubang untuk menguras tampungan dan lubang lain tempat penguapan. Septic tank …

Plant-microbe synergism in floating treatment wetlands for the enhanced removal of sodium dodecyl sulphate from water

M Yasin, M Tauseef, Z Zafar, M Rahman, E Islam… - Sustainability, 2021 - mdpi.com
Excessive use of detergents in wide industrial processes results in unwanted surfactant
pollution. Among them, sodium dodecyl sulphate (SDS) has well-known history to be used in …

Comparing antibiotic resistance and virulence profiles of Enterococcus faecium, Klebsiella pneumoniae, and Pseudomonas aeruginosa from environmental and …

J Denissen, B Havenga, B Reyneke, S Khan, W Khan - Heliyon, 2024 - cell.com
Antibiotic resistance and virulence profiles of Enterococcus faecium, Klebsiella pneumoniae,
and Pseudomonas aeruginosa, isolated from water sources collected in informal …