Microbial biosurfactants: a review of recent environmental applications
Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
Abstract
Biostimulation and/or bioaugmentation). Moreover, despite the low toxicity of biosurfactants, they can also act as biocidal agents at certain doses, mainly at higher concentrations than their critical micellar concentration. More recently, biosurfactant production using alternative substrates, such as several types of organic waste and solid-state fermentation, has increased its applicability and research interest in a circular economy context. In this review, the most recent research publications on the use of biosurfactants in environmental applications as an alternative to conventional chemical surfactants are summarized and analyzed. Novel strategies using biosurfactants as agricultural and biocidal agents…
Citation impact
- FWCI
- 12.17
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- 100%
- References
- 107
Authors
5Topics & keywords
- Biostimulation
- Bioremediation
- Pollutant
- Biochemical engineering
- Bioaugmentation
- Environmental chemistry
- Environmental science
- Context (archaeology)
- Responsible consumption and production