Biosurfactants and Biotechnology

ISBN-13: 9780824776794 / Angielski / Twarda / 1987 / 344 str.

Kosaric; Naim Kosaric; W. L. Cairns

Opis

Here is the first comprehensive reference to examine microbial surface active agents (biosurfactants)and biological emulsifiers as applied in biotechnology and other industries

Spis treści

Preface, Contributors, Introduction: Biotechnology and the Surfactant Industry, 1. Structure and Properties of Biosurfactants, 2. Biosynthesis of Lipid Precursors to Surfactant Production, 3. Production of Biosurfactants. 4. Oil Separation Relating to Hydrophobicity and Microbes. 5. A Comparison of Strategies for Enhanced Oil Recovery Using in situ and extra situm Produced Biosurfactants. 6. In situ Microbial-Enhanced Oil Recovery. 7. Possible Food and Agricultural Application of Microbial Surfactants: An Assessment. 8. Exopolysaccharide Bioemulsifiers. 9. Microbial De-emulsifiers. Index

O autorze

Niam Kosaric