Biosurfactant: A new frontier for greener technology and environmental sustainability

AA Jimoh, J Lin - Ecotoxicology and Environmental safety, 2019 - Elsevier
Petroleum hydrocarbons, oil, heavy metals pollution is becoming additional severe problem
due to the growing call for crude oil and crude oil products related products in several fields …

Culture medium development for microbial-derived surfactants production—an overview

AH Nurfarahin, MS Mohamed, LY Phang - Molecules, 2018 - mdpi.com
Surfactants are compounds that can reduce the surface tension between two different
phases or the interfacial tension of the liquid between water and oil, possessing both …

[HTML][HTML] Isolation and characterization of biosurfactant production under extreme environmental conditions by alkali-halo-thermophilic bacteria from Saudi Arabia

AM Elazzazy, TS Abdelmoneim… - Saudi Journal of Biological …, 2015 - Elsevier
Twenty three morphologically distinct microbial colonies were isolated from soil and sea
water samples, which were collected from Jeddah region, Saudi Arabia for screening of the …

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 …

Role of extremophilic Bacillus cereus KH1 and its lipopeptide in treatment of organic pollutant in wastewater

FHM Nor, S Abdullah, Z Ibrahim, MHM Nor… - Bioprocess and …, 2023 - Springer
An effective biosurfactant producer and extremophiles bacteria, Bacillus cereus KH1, was
isolated from textile effluent and the biosurfactant was produced using molasses as the sole …

Biosurfactant Production and Growth Kinetics Studies of the Waste Canola Oil-Degrading Bacterium Rhodococcus erythropolis AQ5-07 from Antarctica

S Ibrahim, K Abdul Khalil, KNM Zahri… - Molecules, 2020 - mdpi.com
With the progressive increase in human activities in the Antarctic region, the possibility of
domestic oil spillage also increases. Develo** means for the removal of oils, such as …

Isolation, characterization, and application of biosurfactant by Klebsiella pneumoniae strain IVN51 isolated from hydrocarbon-polluted soil in Ogoniland, Nigeria

IV Nwaguma, CB Chikere, GC Okpokwasili - Bioresources and …, 2016 - Springer
Background/aim Considerable attention has been given to the use of biosurfactants in
recent times because of their potential industrial and environmental applications and …

Evaluation of rhamnolipid production by a halotolerant novel strain of Pseudomonas aeruginosa

S Varjani, VN Upasani - Bioresource technology, 2019 - Elsevier
This work was aimed to evaluate six qualitative and quantitative methods (hemolytic activity,
cetyltrimethylammonium bromide agar plate method, oil spread method, drop collapse …

Potential bifunctional rhizobacteria from crude oil sludge for hydrocarbon degradation and biosurfactant production

SSN Sharuddin, SRS Abdullah, HA Hasan… - Process Safety and …, 2021 - Elsevier
Biosurfactant produced by rhizobacteria has the potential to enhance the degradation of
hydrocarbons, leading to more efficient phytoremediation. The aim of this work was to …

Biosurfactant Production by Bacillus salmalaya for Lubricating Oil Solubilization and Biodegradation

A Dadrasnia, S Ismail - … journal of environmental research and public …, 2015 - mdpi.com
This study investigated the capability of a biosurfactant produced by a novel strain of
Bacillus salmalaya to enhance the biodegradation rates and bioavailability of organic …