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6 articles for “Biosurfactant”
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Eco-Friendly Elixirs: A Critical Review of Biosurfactants for Sustainable Wastewater Solutions
Abstract: Biosurfactants are the amphiphilic substances which are acquired from the remains of the living microorganisms and have attracted a lot of scientific interests because of their applicability in various fields. This review aims at reviewing current research and development on biosurfactants with special emphasis on their application in wastewater and oil. Biosurfactants being less hazardous to the environment are produced by microorganisms and works as a substitute for chemically produced …
Published in Emerging Trends in Chemical Engineering · Vol. 11, Issue 2, 2024 · pp. 14–33 Read article
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In-vitro assessment of plant growth promoting traits integrated with antagonistic activity of biosurfactant producing Bacillus species of oil contaminated soil
Abstract: Researchers are in search of microbial tools having plant growth promoting activity integrated to biosurfactant production potential to develop eco-friendly technique for sustainable agricultural. Presented study was undertaken to characterize the plant growth promoting activity of biosurfactant producing Bacillus species isolated from oil contaminated soil. Bacterial strains were identified as Bacillus licheniformis P1 and Bacillus velezensis P2, on the basis of morphological, biochemical and 16SrDNA gene sequence homology. Biosurfactant producing …
Published in Research and Reviews: A Journal of Microbiology and Virology · Vol. 12, Issue 3, 2022 · pp. 30–34 Read article
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Production, Characterization and Toxicological Evaluation of Eco-Friendly Flavolipid Biosurfactant
Abstract: At present majority of surfactants are chemically synthesized. Nevertheless, in recent years, much attention has been directed towards biosurfactants due to their broad range of functional properties, there are cheaper as they can be produced from alternative sources. They have applications in the fields, such as: oil recovery process, as an additive in food processing industry, pharmaceuticals preparations, energy saving technologies etc. As they are being microbial derivatives, it is …
Published in Research and Reviews: A Journal of Toxicology · Vol. 4, Issue 1, 2014 · pp. 16–21 Read article
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Studies on Biosurfactants from Petroleum Contaminated Soil to Check its Application in Cosmetics
Abstract: Biosurfactant is basically known as surface active molecules, synthesized by different microorganisms. In the present study, biosurfactant producing strains PD1 and PD2 were isolated from the petroleum contaminated site, Vallabh Vidyanagar, Gujarat, India. The isolates were screened by oil displacement and hemolytic methods. The optimization of different parameters was done with the aim of increasing product. Waste substrates were also used to reduce biosurfactant production cost. The surface tension reduction, …
Published in Research and Reviews: A Journal of Microbiology and Virology · Vol. 10, Issue 2, 2020 · pp. 22–28 Read article
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APPLICATION OF AGRO BASED RESUIDALS FOR THE PRODUCTION OF SURACTANT ON IOR USING MICROBES
Abstract: Utilization of surfactants for IOR is an accepted technique with high potential. However, technology application is frequently limited by cost. Biosurfactants (surface-active molecules produced by microorganisms) are commonly used in specialty markets such as food and textiles and have potential for IOR application. Currently, biosurfactants are not widely utilized in the petroleum industry due to high production costs associated with use of expensive substrates and inefficient product recovery methods. The …
Published in Journal of Catalyst & Catalysis · Vol. 5, Issue 3, 2018 · pp. 1–4 Read article
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Isolation and Characterization of Rhamnolipid from Pseudomonas aeruginosa: Assessment of Biofilm Disruption Potential
Abstract: Biosurfactants are microbial metabolites bearing typical amphiphilic structure of a surfactant. This study is aimed at isolation and characterization of Rhamnolipid (RL) biosurfactant from Pseudomonas aeruginosa MTCC 2488. Characterization of biosurfactant was assessed by oil displacement test, foaming test, thin layer chromatography (TLC) and antimicrobial activity for the same was evaluated against planktonic/sessile microbes including Staphylococcus aureus, Bacillus subtilis and Candida albicans. Keywords: Biosurfactant, rhamnolipid, biofilm, Pseudomonas aeruginosaCite this ArticleKaur …
Published in Research and Reviews: A Journal of Microbiology and Virology · Vol. 8, Issue 2, 2018 · pp. 26–33 Read article