Effect of synthetic surfactants on the environment and the potential for substitution by biosurfactants

P Johnson, A Trybala, V Starov, VJ Pinfield - Advances in colloid and …, 2021 - Elsevier
The environmental impacts of the use of synthetic surfactants are discussed in this work
such as their high levels of toxicity and low biodegradability. These materials destroy aquatic …

Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons: a critical review of environmental occurrence and bioremediation

OO Alegbeleye, BO Opeolu, VA Jackson - Environmental management, 2017 - Springer
The degree of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon contamination of environmental matrices has
increased over the last several years due to increase in industrial activities. Interest has …

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 …

Cadmium (heavy metals) bioremediation by Pseudomonas aeruginosa: a minireview

ER Chellaiah - Applied water science, 2018 - Springer
Heavy metal pollution has become an issue of serious international concern. One of the
heavy metal cadmium (Cd) is known to be a widespread environmental contaminant and a …

Potential biotechnological strategies for the cleanup of heavy metals and metalloids

KA Mosa, I Saadoun, K Kumar, M Helmy… - Frontiers in plant …, 2016 - frontiersin.org
Global mechanization, urbanization, and various natural processes have led to the
increased release of toxic compounds into the biosphere. These hazardous toxic pollutants …

[HTML][HTML] Bioavailability of heavy metals in soil: impact on microbial biodegradation of organic compounds and possible improvement strategies

AO Olaniran, A Balgobind, B Pillay - International journal of molecular …, 2013 - mdpi.com
Co-contamination of the environment with toxic chlorinated organic and heavy metal
pollutants is one of the major problems facing industrialized nations today. Heavy metals …

Recent progress in microbial biosurfactants production strategies: Applications, technological bottlenecks, and future outlook

V Thakur, P Baghmare, A Verma, JS Verma… - Bioresource …, 2024 - Elsevier
Biosurfactants are surface-active compounds produced by numerous microorganisms. They
have gained significant attention due to their wide applications in food, pharmaceuticals …

Learning representations of microbe–metabolite interactions

JT Morton, AA Aksenov, LF Nothias, JR Foulds… - Nature …, 2019 - nature.com
Integrating multiomics datasets is critical for microbiome research; however, inferring
interactions across omics datasets has multiple statistical challenges. We solve this problem …

Microbial biosurfactants production, applications and future potential

IM Banat, A Franzetti, I Gandolfi, G Bestetti… - Applied microbiology …, 2010 - Springer
Microorganisms synthesise a wide range of surface-active compounds (SAC), generally
called biosurfactants. These compounds are mainly classified according to their molecular …

[HTML][HTML] Environmental applications of biosurfactants: recent advances

M Pacwa-Płociniczak, GA Płaza… - International journal of …, 2011 - mdpi.com
Increasing public awareness of environmental pollution influences the search and
development of technologies that help in clean up of organic and inorganic contaminants …