Industrial Applications of Biosurfactants and Microorganisms: Green Technology Avenues from Lab to Commercialization

ISBN-13: 9780443132889 / Angielski

Ruby Aslam; Jeenat Aslam; Chaudhery Mustansar Hussain

Spis treści

Part 1: Fundamental of Biosurfactants 1. Introduction of Biosurfactants and its Classification 2. Biosurfactants: Basic Properties and Characterizations 3. Biosurfactants production utilizing microbial resources 4. Factors Affecting Biosurfactants Production

Part 2: Industrial Applications of Biosurfactants 5. Biosurfactant production utilizing waste products of the food industry 6. Crude oil storage tank cleanup using biosurfactants 7. Pollution mitigation utilizing biosurfactants 8. Potential application of Biosurfactants in home and personal care products 9. Removal of hydrophobic contaminant/petroleum derivate utilizing biosurfactants 10. Role of biosurfactants in drug adsorption 11. Potential of biosurfactants in corrosion inhibition 12. Antimicrobial and anti-biofilm potentials of biosurfactants 13. Insecticidal potential of Biosurfactants 14. Potential of Biosurfactants as Anti-adhesive biological coating 15. Advantages of biosurfactants over petroleum-based surfactants

Part 3:  Greener Avenues of Biosurfactants 16. Commercialization of biosurfactants 17. Biosurfactants for environmental health and safety 18. Biosurfactants for sustainability