Environmental applications of biosurfactants: Recent advances

International Journal of Molecular Sciences

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 633-654

  Pacwa Płociniczak, Magdalena ^a   Płaza, Grazyna A ^b   Piotrowska Seget, Zofia ^a   Cameotra, Swaranjit Singh ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SILESIA   (Poland)

^b INSTITUTE FOR ECOLOGY OF INDUSTRIAL AREAS   (Poland)

^c INSTITUTE OF MICROBIAL TECHNOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

Biosurfactants; Hydrocarbons; Metals; Remediation technologies

Indexed keywords

BIOPOLYMER; BIOSURFACTANT; DODECYL SULFATE SODIUM; GLYCOLIPID; HEAVY METAL; HYDROCARBON; LIPOPEPTIDE; LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDE; LIPOPROTEIN; PHOSPHOLIPID; POLYSACCHARIDE; RHAMNOLIPID; SURFACTIN; SURFACTANT;

BACTERIAL CELL; BIOAVAILABILITY; BIODEGRADATION; BIOREMEDIATION; CELL INTERACTION; CELL SURFACE; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; DEGENERATION; HEAVY METAL REMOVAL; HYDROPHOBICITY; MICROBIAL ENHANCED OIL RECOVERY; MICROEMULSION; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; NONHUMAN; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; PHYTOREMEDIATION; REVIEW; SOIL POLLUTION; SOIL PROPERTY; SOIL QUALITY; SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT; SURFACE TENSION; CHEMISTRY; METABOLISM;

BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; HYDROCARBONS; SURFACE-ACTIVE AGENTS;

EID: 79251615424     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14220067     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/ijms12010633     Document Type: Review

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