Role of sophorolipid biosurfactant in degradation of diesel oil by Candida tropicalis

Bioremediation Journal

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 19-30

  Chandran, Preethy ^a   Das, Nilanjana ^a  

^a VIT UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Biosurfactant; Candida tropicalis; Diesel oil; Sophorolipids; Zeta potential

Indexed keywords

BIO SURFACTANT; BIOSURFACTANT PRODUCTION; CANDIDA TROPICALIS; CARBON SOURCE; CELL-FREE; DIESEL OIL; DROP-COLLAPSE; FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY-MASS SPECTROMETRY; INDIVIDUAL CELLS; MINERAL SALTS; OIL DISPLACEMENT; PETROLEUM-CONTAMINATED SOIL; PHYSIOLOGICAL MECHANISMS; SILICA GEL COLUMN CHROMATOGRAPHY; SOPHOROLIPIDS; THROUGH TRANSMISSION; TROPICALIS; YEAST CELL SURFACE;

ADSORPTION; BIOMOLECULES; CANDIDA; CELL MEMBRANES; DEGRADATION; DIALYSIS; DIESEL FUELS; EMULSIFICATION; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; PURIFICATION; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SILICA GEL; SURFACE TENSION; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; YEAST; ZETA POTENTIAL;

SURFACE ACTIVE AGENTS;

EID: 84862840266     PISSN: 10889868     EISSN: 15476529     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10889868.2011.628351     Document Type: Article

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