Biosurfactants: multifunctional biomolecules of the 21st century

DKF Santos, RD Rufino, JM Luna, VA Santos… - International journal of …, 2016 - mdpi.com
In the era of global industrialisation, the exploration of natural resources has served as a
source of experimentation for science and advanced technologies, giving rise to the …

Cost effective technologies and renewable substrates for biosurfactants' production

IM Banat, SK Satpute, SS Cameotra, R Patil… - Frontiers in …, 2014 - frontiersin.org
Diverse types of microbial surface active amphiphilic molecules are produced by a range of
microbial communities. The extraordinary properties of biosurfactant/bioemulsifier (BS/BE) …

Rhamnolipids as biosurfactants from renewable resources: concepts for next-generation rhamnolipid production

M Henkel, MM Müller, JH Kügler, RB Lovaglio… - Process …, 2012 - Elsevier
Several microorganisms are known to produce a wide variety of surface-active substances,
which are referred to as biosurfactants. Interesting examples for biosurfactants are …

Rhamnolipids—next generation surfactants?

MM Müller, JH Kügler, M Henkel, M Gerlitzki… - Journal of …, 2012 - Elsevier
The demand for bio-based processes and materials in the petrochemical industry has
significantly increased during the last decade because of the expected running out of …

Advances in utilization of renewable substrates for biosurfactant production

RS Makkar, SS Cameotra, IM Banat - AMB express, 2011 - Springer
Biosurfactants are amphiphilic molecules that have both hydrophilic and hydrophobic
moieties which partition preferentially at the interfaces such as liquid/liquid, gas/liquid or …

An update on the use of unconventional substrates for biosurfactant production and their new applications

R Makkar, S Cameotra - Applied microbiology and biotechnology, 2002 - Springer
Biosurfactants are valuable microbial amphiphilic molecules with effective surface-active
and biological properties applicable to several industries and processes. Microbes …

Physicochemical and Antimicrobial Properties of New Rhamnolipids Produced by Pseudomonas aeruginosa AT10 from Soybean Oil Refinery Wastes

A Abalos, A Pinazo, MR Infante, M Casals, F Garcia… - Langmuir, 2001 - ACS Publications
The rhamnolipids produced by Pseudomonas aeruginosa strains are often a mixture of
several homologues. Up to seven (R2C10C10+ R1C10C10+ R2C10C12+ R1C10C12+ …

Distillery spent wash: treatment technologies and potential applications

S Mohana, BK Acharya, D Madamwar - Journal of hazardous materials, 2009 - Elsevier
Distillery spent wash is the unwanted residual liquid waste generated during alcohol
production and pollution caused by it is one of the most critical environmental issue. Despite …

Rhamnose lipids–biosynthesis, microbial production and application potential

S Lang, D Wullbrandt - Applied microbiology and biotechnology, 1999 - Springer
Biosurfactants containing rhamnose and β-hydroxydecanoic acid and called rhamnolipids
are reviewed with respect to microbial producers, their physiological role, biosynthesis and …

Glycerol as substrate for the production of biosurfactant by Pseudomonas aeruginosa UCP0992

S Silva, CBB Farias, RD Rufino, JM Luna… - Colloids and Surfaces B …, 2010 - Elsevier
In this work the influence of the carbon source concentration, of the type and concentration
of the nitrogen source and of the cultivation conditions (temperature, aeration and agitation …