Microbial Surfactants: The Next Generation Multifunctional Biomolecules for Applications in the Petroleum Industry and Its Associated Environmental Remediation

O. Fenibo, Emmanuel; N. Ijoma, Grace; Selvarajan, Ramganesh; Blaise Chikere, Chioma

doi:10.3390/microorganisms7110581

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Microbial Surfactants: The Next Generation Multifunctional Biomolecules for Applications in the Petroleum Industry and Its Associated Environmental Remediation

Published in Microorganisms • Nov 19, 2019

Authors:

Emmanuel O. Fenibo

Grace N. Ijoma

Ramganesh Selvarajan

Abstract

Surfactants are a broad category of tensio-active biomolecules with multifunctional properties applications in diverse industrial sectors and processes. Surfactants are produced synthetically and biologically. The biologically derived surfactants (biosurfactants) are produced from microorganisms, wi...

Subject

Biochemical engineering

Environmental remediation

Surfactin

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