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 …

Green surfactants for corrosion control: Design, performance and applications

C Verma, CM Hussain, MA Quraishi… - Advances in Colloid and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Surfactants enjoy an augmented share of hydrophilicity and hydrophobicity and are well-
known for their anticorrosive potential. The use of non-toxic surfactants is gaining growing …

Biosurfactant: A new frontier for greener technology and environmental sustainability

AA Jimoh, J Lin - Ecotoxicology and Environmental safety, 2019 - Elsevier
Petroleum hydrocarbons, oil, heavy metals pollution is becoming additional severe problem
due to the growing call for crude oil and crude oil products related products in several fields …

Critical review on biosurfactant analysis, purification and characterization using rhamnolipid as a model biosurfactant

SJ Varjani, VN Upasani - Bioresource technology, 2017 - Elsevier
Surfactants are one of the most versatile group of chemicals used in various industrial
processes. Their market is competitive, and manufacturers will have to expand surfactant …

Understanding and designing the strategies for the microbe-mediated remediation of environmental contaminants using omics approaches

MA Malla, A Dubey, S Yadav, A Kumar… - Frontiers in …, 2018 - frontiersin.org
Rapid industrialization and population explosion has resulted in the generation and
dumping of various contaminants into the environment. These harmful compounds …

Biosurfactants and their applications in the oil and gas industry: current state of knowledge and future perspectives

C Nikolova, T Gutierrez - Frontiers in Bioengineering and …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Surfactants are a group of amphiphilic chemical compounds (ie, having both hydrophobic
and hydrophilic domains) that form an indispensable component in almost every sector of …

Biosurfactants: promising molecules for petroleum biotechnology advances

DG De Almeida, RCF Soares Da Silva… - Frontiers in …, 2016 - frontiersin.org
The growing global demand for sustainable technologies that improves the efficiency of
petrochemical processes in the oil industry has driven advances in petroleum biotechnology …

Cost effective technologies and renewable substrates for biosurfactants' production

IM Banat, SK Satpute, SS Cameotra, R Patil… - Frontiers in …, 2014 - frontiersin.org
Diverse types of microbial surface active amphiphilic molecules are produced by a range of
microbial communities. The extraordinary properties of biosurfactant/bioemulsifier (BS/BE) …

Synthetic and bio-derived surfactants versus microbial biosurfactants in the cosmetic industry: An overview

AB Moldes, L Rodríguez-López… - International Journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
This article includes an updated review of the classification, uses and side effects of
surfactants for their application in the cosmetic, personal care and pharmaceutical …

Biosurfactants in agriculture

DP Sachdev, SS Cameotra - Applied microbiology and biotechnology, 2013 - Springer
Agricultural productivity to meet growing demands of human population is a matter of great
concern for all countries. Use of green compounds to achieve the sustainable agriculture is …