360 Pages
by
CRC Press
344 Pages
by
Routledge
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Here is the first comprehensive reference to examine microbial surface active agents (biosurfactants)and biological emulsifiers as applied in biotechnology and other industries.Biosurfactants and Biotechnology highlights state-of-the-art uses of these agents, and incorporatesa wealth of ideas for future research and development related to feedstocks, production,and processing. The book delineates... Read more
Preface, Contributors, Introduction: Biotechnology and the Surfactant Industry, 1. Structure and Properties of Biosurfactants, 2. Biosynthesis of Lipid Precursors to Surfactant Production, 3. Production of Biosurfactants. 4. Oil Separation Relating to Hydrophobicity and Microbes. 5. A Comparison of Strategies for Enhanced Oil Recovery Using in situ and extra situm Produced Biosurfactants. 6. In situ Microbial-Enhanced Oil Recovery. 7. Possible Food and Agricultural Application of Microbial Surfactants: An Assessment. 8. Exopolysaccharide Bioemulsifiers. 9. Microbial De-emulsifiers. Index
Biography
Niam Kosaric
