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Environmental Applications of Biosurfactants: Recent Advances

Year: 2011

Type: review

Abstract: Increasing public awareness of environmental pollution influences the search and development of technologies that help in clean up of organic and inorganic contaminants such as hydrocarbons and metals. An alternative and eco-friendly method of remediation technology of environments contaminated with these pollutants is the use of biosurfactants and biosurfactant-producing microorganisms. The diversity of biosurfactants makes them an attractive group of compounds for potential use in a wide variety of industrial and biotechnological applications. The purpose of this review is to provide a comprehensive overview of advances in the applications of biosurfactants and biosurfactant-producing microorganisms in hydrocarbon and metal remediation technologies.

Source: International Journal of Molecular Sciences

DOI: 10.3390/ijms12010633

Authors: Magdalena Pacwa-Płociniczak, Grażyna A. Płaza, Zofia Piotrowska-Seget, Swaranjit Singh Cameotra

Institutions: University of Silesia in Katowice, Institute For Ecology of Industrial Areas, Institute of Microbial Technology

Language: English

Topic: Microbial bioremediation and biosurfactants

Subfield: Pollution

Field: Environmental Science

Domain: Physical Sciences

SDG: Responsible consumption and production

Open Access status: gold

Estimated APC paid: $3,499