Green surfactants (biosurfactants): a petroleum-free substitute for Sustainability─ Comparison, applications, market, and future prospects

VS Nagtode, C Cardoza, HKA Yasin, SN Mali… - ACS …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Surfactants are a group of amphiphilic molecules (ie, having both hydrophobic and
hydrophilic domains) that are a vital part of nearly every contemporary industrial process …

Chitin and chitosan: Properties and applications

M Rinaudo - Progress in polymer science, 2006 - Elsevier
Chitin is the second most important natural polymer in the world. The main sources exploited
are two marine crustaceans, shrimp and crabs. Our objective is to appraise the state of the …

[HTML][HTML] Synthesis, chemistry, physicochemical properties and industrial applications of amino acid surfactants: A review

DB Tripathy, A Mishra, J Clark… - Comptes …, 2018 - comptes-rendus.academie-sciences …
Résumé Surfactant use throughout mankind is extensive, from their initial applications as
detergents extending to use in medicine, lubricant, cosmetics and even enhanced oil …

Amino acid–based surfactants: New antimicrobial agents

A Pinazo, MA Manresa, AM Marques, M Bustelo… - Advances in colloid and …, 2016 - Elsevier
The rapid increase of drug resistant bacteria makes necessary the development of new
antimicrobial agents. Synthetic amino acid-based surfactants constitute a promising …

Surfactant for better tomorrow: applied aspect of surfactant aggregates from laboratory to industry

P Sar, A Ghosh, A Scarso, B Saha - Research on Chemical Intermediates, 2019 - Springer
Surfactant is a special kind of amphiphilic compound composed of water-loving and hating
parts. The remarkable physical properties like interfacial tension, wettability, emulsifying and …

Biodegradable cationic and ionizable cationic lipids: A roadmap for safer pharmaceutical excipients

AM Jörgensen, R Wibel, A Bernkop‐Schnürch - Small, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Cationic and ionizable cationic lipids are broadly applied as auxiliary agents, but their use is
associated with adverse effects. If these excipients are rapidly degraded to endogenously …

Structural aspects, mechanisms and emerging prospects of Gemini surfactant-based alternative Enhanced Oil Recovery technology: A review

N Pal, H Hoteit, A Mandal - Journal of Molecular Liquids, 2021 - Elsevier
The design and development of chemical routes with fascinating physicochemical attributes
comprise a major field of research in enhanced oil recovery (EOR).'Dimerization'depicts a …

Biocompatible functionalisation of nanoclays for improved environmental remediation

B Biswas, LN Warr, EF Hilder, N Goswami… - Chemical Society …, 2019 - pubs.rsc.org
Among the wide range of materials used for remediating environmental contaminants,
modified and functionalised nanoclays show particular promise as advanced sorbents …

Evaluation of synthesized biosurfactants as promising corrosion inhibitors and alternative antibacterial and antidermatophytes agents

A Fawzy, A Al Bahir, N Alqarni, A Toghan, M Khider… - Scientific Reports, 2023 - nature.com
This study investigated different amino acid-based surfactants (AASs), also known as
biosurfactants, including sodium N-dodecyl asparagine (AS), sodium N-dodecyl tryptophan …

Synthesis of materials within reverse micelles

VUK UskokoviĆ, M Drofenik - Surface Review and Letters, 2005 - World Scientific
Reverse micelles as nanosized aqueous droplets existing at certain compositions of water-
in-oil microemulsions are widely used today in the synthesis of many types of nanoparticles …