Conversion of hydrocarbons to biosurfactants : an insight into the bioprocess optimisation of biosurfactant production using alkanes as inducers
Surfactants are chemical compounds that are able to alter interfacial properties, particularly surface tension. When they are biologically produced, the term biosurfactant is used. One of the most important groups of biosurfactants is a family of chemical compounds known as glycolipids, whose struct...
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| Format: | Dissertation |
| Language: | English |
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University of Cape Town
2014
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/11427/5344 |