Microbially derived surfactants: an ecofriendly, innovative, and effective approach for managing environmental contaminants

The natural environment is often contaminated with hydrophobic pollutants such as long-chain hydrocarbons, petrochemicals, oil spills, pesticides, and heavy metals. Hydrophobic pollutants with a toxic nature, slow degradation rates, and low solubility pose serious threats to the environment and huma...

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Published in:	Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology
Main Authors:	Navdeep Singh, Xiao-Hu Hu, Vikash Kumar, Manoj Kumar Solanki, Amit Kaushik, Vipin Kumar Singh, Sandeep Kumar Singh, Priya Yadav, Rahul Prasad Singh, Nikunj Bhardwaj, Zhen Wang, Ajay Kumar
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Frontiers Media S.A. 2024-08-01
Subjects:	biosurfactants hydrophobic chemicals interfacial surface tension emulsifiers environmental pollutants circular economy
Online Access:	https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fbioe.2024.1398210/full