A critical review on various feedstocks as sustainable substrates for biosurfactants production: a way towards cleaner production

SS Mohanty, Y Koul, S Varjani, A Pandey, HH Ngo… - Microbial cell …, 2021 - Springer
The quest for a chemical surfactant substitute has been fuelled by increased environmental
awareness. The benefits that biosurfactants present like biodegradability, and …

Microbial strategies for bio-transforming food waste into resources

P Sharma, VK Gaur, SH Kim, A Pandey - Bioresource technology, 2020 - Elsevier
With the changing life-style and rapid urbanization of global population, there is increased
generation of food waste from various industrial, agricultural, and household sources …

Biosurfactant is a powerful tool for the bioremediation of heavy metals from contaminated soils

S Mishra, Z Lin, S Pang, Y Zhang, P Bhatt… - Journal of Hazardous …, 2021 - Elsevier
Heavy metal toxicity has become a pressing ecological problem that affects the ecosystems
through bioaccumulation, representing a serious public health hazard. Many conventional …

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 …

Biosurfactants: The green generation of speciality chemicals and potential production using Solid-State fermentation (SSF) technology

IM Banat, Q Carboue, G Saucedo-Castaneda… - Bioresource …, 2021 - Elsevier
Surfactants are multipurpose products found in most sectors of contemporary industry. Their
large-scale manufacturing has been mainly carried out using traditional chemical processes …

Tapping the role of microbial biosurfactants in pesticide remediation: an eco-friendly approach for environmental sustainability

A Raj, A Kumar, JF Dames - Frontiers in Microbiology, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Pesticides are used indiscriminately all over the world to protect crops from pests and
pathogens. If they are used in excess, they contaminate the soil and water bodies and …

Carbon spectrum utilization by an indigenous strain of Pseudomonas aeruginosa NCIM 5514: Production, characterization and surface active properties of …

SJ Varjani, VN Upasani - Bioresource technology, 2016 - Elsevier
The present research work was undertaken with a mandate to study carbon spectrum
utilization and structural characterization of biosurfactant produced by indigenous …

Recent progress towards industrial rhamnolipids fermentation: process optimization and foam control

J Jiang, Y Zu, X Li, Q Meng, X Long - Bioresource technology, 2020 - Elsevier
The global market for rhamnolipids production holds great promise, and is in need of an
economically viable mass-production scheme. Accordingly, several strategies have been …

Microbial glycoconjugates in organic pollutant bioremediation: recent advances and applications

P Bhatt, A Verma, S Gangola, G Bhandari, S Chen - Microbial cell factories, 2021 - Springer
The large-scale application of organic pollutants (OPs) has contaminated the air, soil, and
water. Persistent OPs enter the food supply chain and create several hazardous effects on …

[HTML][HTML] Effects of rhamnolipids on microorganism characteristics and applications in composting: A review

B Shao, Z Liu, H Zhong, G Zeng, G Liu, M Yu… - Microbiological …, 2017 - Elsevier
Biosurfactant rhmnolipids have been applied in many fields, especially in environmental
bioremediation. According to previous researches, many research groups have studied the …