Surfactin, one of the most powerful biosurfactants, is a lipopeptide-type biosurfactant that is
generated by the gram-positive, endospore-producing, microorganism, Bacillus subtilis. The …

Surfactants are compounds that can reduce the surface tension between two different
phases or the interfacial tension of the liquid between water and oil, possessing both …

The present study was conducted to enhance the biosurfactant production yield of
Pseudomonas sp. CQ2 isolated from the Chongqing oilfield (China). Besides, the capability …

Interest in biosurfactants has increased considerably in recent years, as they are potentially
used in many commercial applications in petroleum, pharmaceuticals, biomedical, and food …

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

Background Surfactants are one of the most important raw materials used in various
industrial fields as emulsifiers, corrosion inhibitors, foaming agents, detergent products, and …

Background Two of our long term efforts are to discover compounds with synergistic
antifungal activity from metabolites of marine derived microbes and to optimize the …

Biosurfactants (Bs) have been studied for decades and applied in different industrial sectors
because of their competitive biochemical characteristics, and the fact that they are …

Stresses the Potential Applications of Biosurfactants in Various Industries Environmental
concerns and a demand for sustainable chemical production have become important issues …

Biosurfactants, amphiphilic compounds that reduce interfacial tension in oil-aqueous
mixtures, are used in the petroleum, pharmaceutical, food, and agriculture industries …