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Heliyon, 2022 Biosurfactants are the chemical compounds that are obtained from various micro-organisms and possess the ability to decrease the interfacial tension between two similar or different phases.
Vikrant Abbot, Poonam Sharma
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Sustainable Remediation of Contaminated Soil Using Biosurfactants
Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology, 2021 Selection of the most appropriate remediation technology must coincide with the environmental characteristics of the site. The risk to human health and the environment at the site must be reduced, and not be transferred to another site.
Catherine Mulligan +1 more
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Production of Biosurfactants by Ascomycetes [PDF]
International Journal of Microbiology, 2021 Surfactants are utilized to reduce surface tension in aqueous and nonaqueous systems. Currently, most synthetic surfactants are derived from petroleum. However, these surfactants are usually highly toxic and are poorly degraded by microorganisms.
Michele Alves Sanches +6 more
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Biosurfactants in agriculture [PDF]
Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology, 2013 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 the present necessity. This review highlights the enormous use of harsh surfactants in agricultural soil and agrochemical industries.
Sachdev, Dhara P. +1 more
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Heliyon, 2021 Biosurfactants have many advantages outside chemical one, led for application it through different sectors. So, the present study aimed for improving the bioremediation technology of contaminated wastewater using biosurfactants produced by novel bacillus
Osama M. Darwesh +4 more
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Investigation of antioxidant and antimicrobial properties of biosurfactants derived from Lactobacillus plantarum, Lactobacillus pentosus and Lactobacillus casei [PDF]
Bihdāsht-i Mavādd-i Ghaz̠āyī, 2023 Biosurfactants are amphipathic compounds that are produced by many microorganisms and show a wide range of biological activities due to their unique characteristics.
Behzad Akbarzadeh Najar +3 more
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Biosurfactants: Current application trends
Учёные записки Казанского университета: Серия Естественные науки, 2021 This paper discusses the latest trends in studying and using biosurfactants, surfactant biomolecules produced by microorganisms. Biosurfactants were considered as an alternative to synthetic surfactants.
M.A. Rudakova +2 more
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Eksergi, 2015 Surfactant is an amphipilic chemical structure which contains the hydrophobic and hydrophilic groups. Surfactant has ability to lower surface tension between two liquids. Surfactant has been used in many industries, such as cosmetics, food, textile, petroleum, and pharmacy industry.
Renung Reningtyas, M Mahreni
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Characterization of Bacteria Isolation of Bacteria from Pinyon Rhizosphere, Producing Biosurfactants from Agro-Industrial Waste [PDF]
Polish Journal of Microbiology, 2016 Two hundred and fifty bacterial strains were isolated from pinyon rhizosphere and screened for biosurfactants production. Among them, six bacterial strains were selected for their potential to produce biosurfactants using two low cost wastes, crude ...
Arnoldo Wong-Villarreal +4 more
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Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology, 2020 Lactic acid bacteria (LABs) are generally recognized as safe (GRAS), and therefore, LAB biosurfactants are beneficial with negligible negative impacts. This study aims to maintain the biosurfactant producing activity of an LAB strain, Weissella cibaria ...
Tipsuda Subsanguan +7 more
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