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1 online resource |
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Front Cover -- Industrial Applications of Biosurfactants and Microorganisms -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- List of contributors -- About the editors -- Preface -- 1 Biosurfactants: introduction and classification -- 1.1 Introduction -- 1.2 Fundaments aspects of biosurfactants -- 1.3 Ecological significance of biosurfactants -- 1.4 Production of biosurfactants -- 1.5 Applications of biosurfactants -- 1.6 Structural diversity of microbial surfactants -- 1.7 Classification of biosurfactants -- 1.7.1 Glycolipids -- 1.7.2 Rhamnolipids -- 1.7.3 Sophorolipids -- 1.7.4 Trehalolipids |
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1.7.5 Lipopeptides -- 1.7.6 Surfactin -- 1.7.7 Fengycin -- 1.7.8 Polymeric microbial surfactants -- 1.7.9 Particulate biosurfactants -- 1.7.10 Fatty acids, phospholipids, and neutral lipids -- 1.8 Conclusion and future prospects -- References -- 2 Biosurfactants: basic properties and characterizations -- 2.1 Introduction -- 2.2 The classification of biosurfactants -- 2.3 Physiochemical properties of biosurfactants -- 2.4 Factors affecting biosurfactant production -- 2.5 Conclusions and future perspectives -- References -- 3 Biosurfactants production utilizing microbial resources |
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3.1 Introduction -- 3.2 Types of biosurfactants -- 3.2.1 Glycolipids -- 3.2.2 Lipopeptides or lipoprotein -- 3.2.3 Phospholipids and fatty acids (mycolic acids) -- 3.2.4 Polymeric surfactants -- 3.2.5 The particulate type -- 3.3 Sources of production of biosurfactants -- 3.3.1 Microorganisms and growing media -- 3.4 Fermentation process -- 3.5 Low-cost byproducts and waste as feedstock -- 3.6 Production of biosurfactants using microorganisms -- 3.6.1 Bacteria -- 3.6.2 Fungi -- 3.6.3 Yeast -- 3.7 Factors affecting biosurfactants production -- 3.8 Challenges and future research directions |
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3.9 Conclusions -- Acknowledgments -- References -- 4 Biosurfactant production by utilizing waste products of the food industry -- 4.1 Introduction -- 4.2 Biosurfactants from different food wastes -- 4.2.1 Agric-food wastes -- 4.2.2 Wastes from cooking oils -- 4.2.3 Brewery wastes -- 4.2.4 Animal wastes from the food industry -- 4.2.5 Bakery and dairy wastes -- 4.2.6 Lignocellulosic wastes -- 4.2.7 Starch-rich wastes -- 4.3 Conclusion and future perspectives -- Acknowledgments -- References -- 5 Factors affecting biosurfactants production -- 5.1 Introduction |
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5.2 Factors affecting biosurfactant production -- 5.2.1 Microbial strain -- 5.2.2 Nutritional parameters -- 5.2.2.1 Carbon source -- 5.2.2.2 Nitrogen source -- 5.2.2.3 Inorganic ions -- 5.2.3 Physicochemical factors -- 5.2.3.1 Potential of hydrogen -- 5.2.3.2 Temperature -- 5.2.3.3 Salinity -- 5.2.4 Bioprocessing factors -- 5.2.4.1 Aeration and agitation -- 5.2.4.2 Incubation time -- 5.2.4.3 Inoculum concentration -- 5.3 Factors that affect large-scale production and commercialization of biosurfactants -- 5.3.1 Economic constraints -- 5.3.2 Technical constraints -- 5.3.3 Safety concerns |
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Biosurfactants -- Industrial applications
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Microbial biotechnology -- Industrial applications
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Aslam, Ruby
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| ISBN |
9780443132896 |
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0443132895 |
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