creators_name: Makkar, R S
creators_name: Cameotra, Swaranjit Singh
type: article
datestamp: 2012-01-31 08:42:39
lastmod: 2012-03-29 06:40:02
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title: Biosurfactant production by microorganisms on unconventional carbon sources
ispublished: pub
subjects: QR
full_text_status: restricted
keywords: Agroindustrial products, Bacillus subtilis, biosurfactant,
molasses, waste biotransformation.
note: Copyright of this article belongs to Springer Science.
abstract: In recent years natural biosurfactants have attracted
attention because of their low toxicity, biodegradability,
and ecological acceptability. However, for reasons of functionality and production cost, they are not competitive with chemical surfactants. Use of inexpensive substrates can drastically decrease the production cost of biosurfactants. This review describes the use of unconventional carbon sources for biosurfactant production. These sources include urban as well as agroindustrial wastes. With suitable engineering and microbiological
modifications, these wastes can be used as substrates
for large-scale production of biosurfactants.
Paper no. S1084 in JSD 2, 237–241 (April 1999).
date: 1999
date_type: published
publication: Journal of Surfactants and Detergents
volume: 2
number: 2
publisher: Springer Science
pagerange: 237-241
id_number: doi:10.1007/s11743-999-0078-3
refereed: TRUE
issn: 1097-3958
official_url: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11743-999-0078-3
related_url_url: http://www.springerlink.com/content/lh81441160pl46v3/
related_url_type: pub
citation:   Makkar, R S and Cameotra, Swaranjit Singh  (1999) Biosurfactant production by microorganisms on unconventional carbon sources.  Journal of Surfactants and Detergents, 2 (2).  pp. 237-241.  ISSN 1097-3958     
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