Full Description
This book presents numerous uses of biosurfactants as potential alternatives to synthetic surfactants in food, textile, biomedical and therapeutic applications as well as in bioremediation and waste management. Divided into four parts, the book explores a wide range of biosurfactants as sustainable materials, starting with an overview of biosurfactants' production, in which readers will find topics such as characterization, purification, sustainable production, biodegradation, and cytotoxic aspects of biosurfactants. Part 2 presents the latest applications of biosurfactants in food and textile industries, as well as their application in nanoparticle synthesis, heavy metal remediation, drug absorption, waste treatment, agriculture management, marine sediment remediation of organic pollutants, emulsification and biofuel production, and as anti-corrosive agents. Part 3 traces current biomedical applications of biosurfactants, including their use as biocidal, wound healing, and anti-tumour agents. In this part, readers will also discover further applications of biosurfactants in oral cavity care, and biofilm prevention and disruption. The final part of the book discusses the main advantages and disadvantages of biosurfactants over synthetic surfactants, the current challenges in biosurfactant research, and prospects for their commercialization. This book will be a valuable resource for students, scholars and researchers working in the fields of colloidal and interface science, chemistry and chemical engineering. Professionals and scholars alike will appreciate the latest research findings that it presents.
Contents
Part 1: Overview and Economic Aspect of Biosurfactants Production.- Chapter 1: Biosurfactants-Types, Sources, and Production.- Chapter 2: Innovative and sustainable production processes for biosurfactants.- Chapter 3: Sustainable production of biosurfactants using waste substrates.- Chapter 4: Characterization and purification of Biosurfactants.- Chapter 5: Biodegradation and Cytotoxic effect of the Biosurfactants.- Chapter 6: Comparison of biodegradability, and toxicity effect of biosurfactants with synthetic surfactants.- Chapter 7: Surface activity and emulsification properties of saponins as biosurfactants.- Part 2: Biosurfactants: Current Industrial Applications.- Chapter 8: Biosurfactants as emulsifying agents in food formulations.- Chapter 9: Applications of Biosurfactants as Anti-Corrosive Agents.- Chapter 10: Role of biosurfactants in nanoparticles synthesis and their stabilization.- Chapter 11: New trends in the textile industry: utilization and aplication of biosurfactants.- Chapter 12: Biosurfactants as an ecofriendly technology in heavy metal remediation.- Chapter 13: Biosurfactants and their perspectives for application in drug adsorption.- Chapter 14: Role of biosurfactants in promoting biodegradation in waste treatment.- Chapter 15: Role of Biosurfactants in Agriculture Management.- Chapter 16: Biosurfactants and their benefits for seeds.- Chapter 17: Role of biosurfactants in marine sediment remediation of organic pollutants.- Chapter 18: Role of Biosurfactants in biofuel production.- Part 3: Biosurfactants: Current Biomedical Applications.- Chapter 19: Role of biosurfactants in Biocidal activity and wound healing.- Chapter 20: Role of Biosurfactants as antitumor agents.- Chapter 21: Biosurfactants in oral cavity care.- Chapter 22: Role of biosurfactant in Biofilm prevention and disruption.- Part 4: Biosurfactants: Commercialization, challenges and future outlook.- Chapter 23: Advantages and Disadvantages over other synthetic surfactants.- Chapter 24: Commercialization of Biosurfactants.- Chapter 25: Challenges and Future Outlooks.
