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Record Nr.

UNINA9910741154003321

Titolo

Biosurfactants for the Biobased Economy / / edited by Rudolf Hausmann, Marius Henkel

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2022

ISBN

3-031-07337-1

Edizione

[1st ed. 2022.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (273 pages)

Collana

Advances in Biochemical Engineering/Biotechnology, , 1616-8542 ; ; 181

Disciplina

668.1

338.927

Soggetti

Biotechnology

Green chemistry

Chemistry, Technical

Environmental chemistry

Green Chemistry

Industrial Chemistry

Environmental Chemistry

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

Industrial Perspectives for (Microbial) Biosurfactants -- Screening Strategies for Biosurfactant Discovery -- Parameters Influencing Lipase-Catalyzed Glycolipid Synthesis by (Trans-) Esterification Reaction -- Overview on Glycosylated Lipids Produced by Bacteria and Fungi: Rhamno-, Sophoro-, Mannosylerythritol and Cellobiose Lipids -- Bacillus sp.: A Remarkable Source of Bioactive Lipopeptides -- Achieving Commercial Applications for Microbial Biosurfactants -- Process Development in Biosurfactant Production -- Environmental impacts of biosurfactants from a life cycle perspective – a systematic literature review.

Sommario/riassunto

This book provides a comprehensive overview of current biosurfactant research and applications. Public awareness of environmental issues has increased significantly over the last decade, a trend that has been accompanied by industry demands for climate-friendly and



environmentally friendly renewable raw materials. In the context of household products, biosurfactants could potentially meet this demand in the future due to their low ecotoxicity, excellent biodegradability, and use of renewable raw materials. The diversity of this class of molecules, which has only been marginally tapped to date, offers only an inkling of their future application potential. However, there are two main obstacles to their widespread commercial use on the growing surfactant market: the lack of attractive and competitive production technologies, and the limited structural diversity of commercially available biosurfactants. Addressing both of these core issues, this book will provide readers with a deeper understanding of the role of biosurfactants, including future opportunities and challenges. Chapter “Environmental Impacts of Biosurfactants from a Life Cycle Perspective: A Systematic Literature Review” is available open access under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License via link.springer.com.