Surfactants in the environment

T Ivanković, J Hrenović - Arhiv za higijenu rada i toksikologiju, 2010 - hrcak.srce.hr
Sažetak Surfactants are a diverse group of chemicals that are best known for their wide use
in detergents and other cleaning products. After use, residual surfactants are discharged into …

Fate, behavior and effects of surfactants and their degradation products in the environment

GG Ying - Environment international, 2006 - Elsevier
Surfactants are widely used in household and industrial products. After use, surfactants as
well as their products are mainly discharged into sewage treatment plants and then …

Surfactants in aquatic and terrestrial environment: occurrence, behavior, and treatment processes

K Jardak, P Drogui, R Daghrir - Environmental Science and Pollution …, 2016 - Springer
Surfactants belong to a group of chemicals that are well known for their cleaning properties.
Their excessive use as ingredients in care products (eg, shampoos, body wash) and in …

[HTML][HTML] Biosurfactants and surfactants interacting with membranes and proteins: same but different?

DE Otzen - Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA)-Biomembranes, 2017 - Elsevier
Biosurfactants (BS) are surface-active molecules produced by microorganisms. For several
decades they have attracted interest as promising alternatives to current petroleum-based …

Amphibians and agricultural chemicals: review of the risks in a complex environment

RM Mann, RV Hyne, CB Choung, SP Wilson - Environmental pollution, 2009 - Elsevier
Agricultural landscapes, although often highly altered in nature, provide habitat for many
species of amphibian. However, the persistence and health of amphibian populations are …

Microbial production and application of sophorolipids

INA Van Bogaert, K Saerens, C De Muynck… - Applied microbiology …, 2007 - Springer
Sophorolipids are surface-active compounds synthesized by a selected number of yeast
species. They have been known for over 40 years, but because of growing environmental …

Sophorolipids Production by Candida bombicola ATCC 22214 and its Potential Application in Microbial Enhanced Oil Recovery

AE Elshafie, SJ Joshi, YM Al-Wahaibi… - Frontiers in …, 2015 - frontiersin.org
Biosurfactant production using Candida bombicola ATCC 22214, its characterization and
potential applications in enhancing oil recovery were studied at laboratory scale. The seed …

Microbial synthesis of sophorolipids

INA Van Bogaert, J Zhang, W Soetaert - Process Biochemistry, 2011 - Elsevier
Several non-pathogenic yeast species are described to synthesize sophorolipids: glycolipid
molecules with surface tension lowering capacities. These so-called biosurfactants offer an …

Natural surfactants used in cosmetics: glycolipids

N Lourith, M Kanlayavattanakul - International journal of …, 2009 - Wiley Online Library
Cosmetic surfactant performs detergency, wetting, emulsifying, solubilizing, dispersing and
foaming effects. Adverse reactions of chemical synthesis surfactant have an effect on …

Questions concerning the potential impact of glyphosate‐based herbicides on amphibians

N Wagner, W Reichenbecher… - Environmental …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Use of glyphosate‐based herbicides is increasing worldwide. The authors review the
available data related to potential impacts of these herbicides on amphibians and conduct a …