Morphology and release profiles of biodegradable microparticles containing Rhamnolipid Biosurfactant

Bioremediation Journal

Volumn 9, Issue 3-4, 2005, Pages 121-128

  Henry, Natasha D ^a   Abazinge, Michael ^a   Johnson, Elijah ^a   Jackson, Tanise ^b  

^a Environmental Sciences Institute   (United States)

^b FLORIDA A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Biosurfactant; Encapsulation efficiency; Microencapsulation; Rhamnolipids

Indexed keywords

BIO SURFACTANT; BIODEGRADABLE MICROPARTICLES; BURST RELEASE; CONTAMINATED SITES; CONTROLLED RELEASE; DOUBLE EMULSION-SOLVENT EVAPORATION; ENCAPSULATION EFFICIENCY; ENVIRONMENTAL MEDIUM; HYDROPHOBIC ORGANIC COMPOUND; HYDROPHOBIC ORGANIC CONTAMINANT; INITIAL PREPARATION; LABORATORY CONDITIONS; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; MICRO-PARTICLES; MICROENCAPSULATION; MICROENCAPSULATION TECHNOLOGY; MICROSCOPIC IMAGE; POLYMER COATING; POLYMER MOLECULAR WEIGHT; RELEASE PROFILES; RHAMNOLIPID BIOSURFACTANTS; RHAMNOLIPIDS; WATER ENVIRONMENTS; WATER-IN-OIL-IN-WATER;

BIODEGRADATION; BIOMOLECULES; BIOREMEDIATION; BIOTECHNOLOGY; CONTAMINATION; DEGRADATION; DEIONIZED WATER; EMULSIFICATION; ENCAPSULATION; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; PACKAGING; POLLUTION; POLYMERS; SURFACE MORPHOLOGY;

SURFACE ACTIVE AGENTS;

EID: 78951476498     PISSN: 10889868     EISSN: 15476529     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10889860500541711     Document Type: Article

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