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 …

An overview of current research and developments in biosurfactants

IMM Vieira, BLP Santos, DS Ruzene… - Journal of Industrial and …, 2021 - Elsevier
Biosurfactants are amphiphilic molecules produced by living organisms and endowed with
properties and characteristics that make them possible substitutes for synthetic surfactants in …

Isolation and characterization of biosurfactant producing and oil degrading Bacillus subtilis MG495086 from formation water of Assam oil reservoir and its suitability for …

P Datta, P Tiwari, LM Pandey - Bioresource technology, 2018 - Elsevier
The strains isolated from the formation water were characterized and screened considering
their crude oil degradation capability and biosurfactant production ability. The growth …

Response Surface Methodology for Optimizing the Production of Biosurfactant by Candida tropicalis on Industrial Waste Substrates

DG Almeida, RCF Soares da Silva, JM Luna… - Frontiers in …, 2017 - frontiersin.org
Biosurfactant production optimization by Candida tropicalis UCP0996 was studied
combining central composite rotational design (CCRD) and response surface methodology …

Production and characterization of rhamnolipids produced by Serratia rubidaea SNAU02 under solid-state fermentation and its application as biocontrol agent

S Nalini, R Parthasarathi - Bioresource technology, 2014 - Elsevier
The present study aimed at exploring mahua (Madhuca indica) oil cake as a novel substrate
for the production of biosurfactant by Serratia rubidaea SNAU02 under solid-state …

Oil washing proficiency of biosurfactant produced by isolated Bacillus tequilensis MK 729017 from Assam reservoir soil

P Datta, P Tiwari, LM Pandey - Journal of Petroleum Science and …, 2020 - Elsevier
The present study describes elaborately the isolation of a potential biosurfactant producing
and crude oil degrading strains isolated from the reservoir soil of Assam oil reservoir field …

Physicochemical characterization and optimization of glycolipid biosurfactant production by a native strain of Pseudomonas aeruginosa HAK01 and its performance …

R Khademolhosseini, A Jafari, SM Mousavi… - RSC …, 2019 - pubs.rsc.org
In this study, a glycolipid type of biosurfactant (BS) was produced, its characteristics were
evaluated and several flooding tests were conducted in a micromodel to investigate its …

Production and Characterization of a Novel Biosurfactant Molecule from Bacillus safensis YKS2 and Assessment of Its Efficiencies in Wastewater Treatment by a …

D Kalaimurugan, B Balamuralikrishnan… - Sustainability, 2022 - mdpi.com
Biosurfactant is a biodegradation accelerator that improves bioavailability and facilitates
degradation by microorganisms. The study was meant to produce a novel biosurfactant …

Emulsion flooding for enhanced oil recovery: interactive optimization of phase behavior, microvisual and core-flood experiments

MS Karambeigi, R Abbassi, E Roayaei… - Journal of Industrial and …, 2015 - Elsevier
Emulsion flooding has been proved to be an effective chemical enhanced oil recovery
(CEOR) method. The performance of this technique is strongly dependant on the formulation …

Application of response surface methodology to improve the production of antimicrobial biosurfactants by Lactobacillus paracasei subsp. tolerans N2 using sugar …

MT Hippolyte, M Augustin, TM Hervé, N Robert… - Bioresources and …, 2018 - Springer
Background Biosurfactants are natural surface-active compounds produced by a variety of
microorganisms. The high cost of culture media limits the large-scale production and use of …