Minireview: microbial surfactant

Microbial surface active agents (biosurfactant) have recently been recognized as important microbial products with properties applicable in a number of industries and processes. Being capable of lowering surface- and interfacial-tension, biosurfactants are today thought to be efficient replacers and...

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Main Authors:	Al-Araji, Laith Issa Yassin, Raja Abd. Rahman, Raja Noor Zaliha, Basri , Mahiran, Salleh , Abu Baker
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Universiti Putra Malaysia 2007
Subjects:	QR Microbiology
Online Access:	http://irep.iium.edu.my/38155/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/38155/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/38155/1/Microbial_Surfactant.pdf

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spelling	iium-381552014-09-09T08:11:39Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/38155/ Minireview: microbial surfactant Al-Araji, Laith Issa Yassin Raja Abd. Rahman, Raja Noor Zaliha Basri , Mahiran Salleh , Abu Baker QR Microbiology Microbial surface active agents (biosurfactant) have recently been recognized as important microbial products with properties applicable in a number of industries and processes. Being capable of lowering surface- and interfacial-tension, biosurfactants are today thought to be efficient replacers and possible enhancer of chemically synthesized surface-active agents. Some of their superior, such as absence of toxicity, biodegrade ability, and their specificity, make these microbial products both attractive for specific industries and environmentally acceptable. Most of the emphasis to date has been on the application of biosurfactants in petroleum-related activities and industries. They offer attractive products for use in enhanced oil recovery, in cleaning oil spills, in oil emulsification, and in breaking industrially derived oil-in-oil emulsions. Their in situ and ex situ utilization in enhanced oil recovery represent attractive alternatives. More recently, other applications of biosurfactants have also been under development. These include applications in the food industry, pharmaceuticals, and cosmetics, this article emphasizes the effect of nutritional and environmental factors on the production of biosurfactants. Universiti Putra Malaysia 2007-10 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/38155/1/Microbial_Surfactant.pdf Al-Araji, Laith Issa Yassin and Raja Abd. Rahman, Raja Noor Zaliha and Basri , Mahiran and Salleh , Abu Baker (2007) Minireview: microbial surfactant. Asia Pacific Journal of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology, 15 (3). pp. 99-105. ISSN 0128-7451 http://www.msmbb.org.my/apjmbb/html153/153cont.htm
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description	Microbial surface active agents (biosurfactant) have recently been recognized as important microbial products with properties applicable in a number of industries and processes. Being capable of lowering surface- and interfacial-tension, biosurfactants are today thought to be efficient replacers and possible enhancer of chemically synthesized surface-active agents. Some of their superior, such as absence of toxicity, biodegrade ability, and their specificity, make these microbial products both attractive for specific industries and environmentally acceptable. Most of the emphasis to date has been on the application of biosurfactants in petroleum-related activities and industries. They offer attractive products for use in enhanced oil recovery, in cleaning oil spills, in oil emulsification, and in breaking industrially derived oil-in-oil emulsions. Their in situ and ex situ utilization in enhanced oil recovery represent attractive alternatives. More recently, other applications of biosurfactants have also been under development. These include applications in the food industry, pharmaceuticals, and cosmetics, this article emphasizes the effect of nutritional and environmental factors on the production of biosurfactants.
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author	Al-Araji, Laith Issa Yassin Raja Abd. Rahman, Raja Noor Zaliha Basri , Mahiran Salleh , Abu Baker
author_facet	Al-Araji, Laith Issa Yassin Raja Abd. Rahman, Raja Noor Zaliha Basri , Mahiran Salleh , Abu Baker
author_sort	Al-Araji, Laith Issa Yassin
title	Minireview: microbial surfactant
title_short	Minireview: microbial surfactant
title_full	Minireview: microbial surfactant
title_fullStr	Minireview: microbial surfactant
title_full_unstemmed	Minireview: microbial surfactant
title_sort	minireview: microbial surfactant
publisher	Universiti Putra Malaysia
publishDate	2007
url	http://irep.iium.edu.my/38155/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/38155/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/38155/1/Microbial_Surfactant.pdf
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