Industrial Applications of Biosurfactants and Microorganisms
Green Technology Avenues from Lab to Commercialization
- 1st Edition - November 17, 2023
- Latest edition
- Editors: Ruby Aslam, Jeenat Aslam, Chaudhery Mustansar Hussain
- Language: English
Industrial Applications of Biosurfactants and Microorganisms Green Technology Avenues from Lab to Commercialization covers a variety of current biosurfactant research advanceme… Read more
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Description
Description
Industrial Applications of Biosurfactants and Microorganisms Green Technology Avenues from Lab to Commercialization covers a variety of current biosurfactant research advancements and progresses, providing insights into the most recent academic advances, major applications, and implementation studies from across the world. The book focuses entirely within the scope of biochemistry and biotechnology research and demonstrates the application of biosurfactants in cell mobility, cell communication, nutrient acquisition, and plant and animal disease. Biosurfactants have antibacterial, antifungal, and antiviral properties, as well as adhesive properties and are used in vaccinations, gene therapy, and the enhancement of microbial biocontrol systems. This book is designed for a broad audience working in the fields of biochemistry, surface science, colloid and interface science, and is an invaluable reference for university libraries and industrial institutions, government and independent institutes, individual research groups, and scientists working in the field of surface science systems.
Key features
Key features
- Provides biosurfactants production and applications in modern industrial platforms
- Evaluates biosurfactants as prime options for sustainable and transformation opportunities
- Serves as a valuable reference for scientists and engineers who are searching for modern design for biosurfactants
- Focuses on the most advanced biosurfactants, industry-oriented applications including current challenges during manufacturing
Readership
Readership
Table of contents
Table of contents
Part 1: Fundamental of Biosurfactants
1. Introduction of Biosurfactants and its Classification
2. Biosurfactants: Basic Properties and Characterizations
3. Biosurfactants production utilizing microbial resources
4. Factors Affecting Biosurfactants Production
Part 2: Industrial Applications of Biosurfactants
5. Biosurfactant production utilizing waste products of the food industry
6. Crude oil storage tank cleanup using biosurfactants
7. Pollution mitigation utilizing biosurfactants
8. Potential application of Biosurfactants in home and personal care products
9. Removal of hydrophobic contaminant/petroleum derivate utilizing biosurfactants
10. Role of biosurfactants in drug adsorption
11. Potential of biosurfactants in corrosion inhibition
12. Antimicrobial and anti-biofilm potentials of biosurfactants
13. Insecticidal potential of Biosurfactants
14. Potential of Biosurfactants as Anti-adhesive biological coating
15. Advantages of biosurfactants over petroleum-based surfactants
Part 3: Greener Avenues of Biosurfactants
16. Commercialization of biosurfactants
17. Biosurfactants for environmental health and safety
18. Biosurfactants for sustainability
Product details
Product details
- Edition: 1
- Latest edition
- Published: November 18, 2023
- Language: English
About the editors
About the editors
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Ruby Aslam
Dr. Ruby Aslam is a Postdoctoral Fellow in the School of Civil Engineering and Architecture at Chongqing University of Science and Technology, Chongqing, China. She received her MSc, MPhil, and PhD degrees from Aligarh Muslim University, India. Her main areas of interest in research include the development of stimuli-responsive smart coatings for corrosion detection and protection as well as the assessment of environment-friendly corrosion inhibitors. She has authored/coauthored several research articles in international peer-reviewed journals, including critical reviews and book chapters. She has edited more than 10 books.
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Jeenat Aslam
Dr. Jeenat Aslam is currently working as an Associate Professor in the Department of Chemistry at the College of Science, Taibah University, Yanbu, Al-Madina, Saudi Arabia. She obtained her PhD degree in chemistry from Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, India. Her research is mainly focused on materials and corrosion, nanotechnology, and surface chemistry. Dr. Jeenat has published several research and review articles in peer-reviewed international journals. In addition, she has authored more than 40 book chapters and edited more than 30 books for different prestigious publishers.
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Chaudhery Mustansar Hussain
Prof. Chaudhery Mustansar Hussain, PhD, is an adjunct professor and director of laboratories in the Department of Chemistry & Environmental Sciences at the New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT), Newark, New Jersey, United States. His research focuses on sustainability, the applications of nanotechnology and advanced materials, environmental management, analytical chemistry and other various industries. Dr. Hussain is the author of numerous papers in peer-reviewed journals as well as a prolific author and editor of around 200 books, including scientific monographs and handbooks in his research areas. He has published with ELSEVIER, American Chemical Society, Royal Society of Chemistry, John Wiley & Sons, CRC Press, and Springer.