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ReviewFrontiers in microbiology2024

Advancements in biosurfactant production using agro-industrial waste for industrial and environmental applications.

Thanigaivel Sundaram, Rasiravathanahalli Kaveriyappan Govindarajan, Saranya Vinayagam, Vasumathi Krishnan, Shankar Nagarajan, Ganesh Raja Gnanasekaran, Kwang-Hyun Baek, Suresh Kumar Rajamani Sekar

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Review in Frontiers in microbiology, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 14 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

14 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Production of Biosurfactant byInternational journal of molecular sciences · 2026
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors.

Thanigaivel Sundaram *Department of Biotechnology, Faculty of Science and Humanities, SRM Institute of Science and Technology, Kattankulathur, Tamil Nadu, India.
Rasiravathanahalli Kaveriyappan Govindarajan *Department of Biotechnology, Yeungnam University, Gyeongsan, Gyeongbuk, Republic of Korea.
Saranya VinayagamDepartment of Biosciences, Saveetha School of Engineering, Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Sciences, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India.
Vasumathi KrishnanDepartment of Biotechnology, Kalasalingam Academy of Research and Education, Virudhunagar, India.
Shankar NagarajanDepartment of Biomedical Engineering, School of Engineering and Technology, Dhanalakshmi Srinivasan University, Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu, India.
Ganesh Raja GnanasekaranInstituto de Alta Investigación, Universidad de Tarapacá, Arica, Chile.
Kwang-Hyun BaekDepartment of Biotechnology, Yeungnam University, Gyeongsan, Gyeongbuk, Republic of Korea.
Suresh Kumar Rajamani SekarCollege of Natural Sciences, Arba Minch University, SNNPR, Arba Minch, Ethiopia.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The adverse effects of waste generation on the environment and public health have raised global concerns. The utilization of waste as a raw material to develop products with enhanced value has opened up novel prospects for promoting environmental sustainability. Biosurfactants obtained from agro-industrial waste are noteworthy due to their sustainability and environmental friendliness. Microorganisms have been employed to generate biosurfactants as secondary metabolites by making use of waste streams. The utilization of garbage as a substrate significantly reduces the expenses associated with the process. Furthermore, apart from reducing waste and offering alternatives to artificial surfactants, they are extensively employed in bioremediation, food processing, agriculture, and various other industrial pursuits. Bioremediation of heavy metals and other metallic pollutants mitigated through the use of bacteria that produce biosurfactants which has been the more recent research area with the aim of improving its quality and environmental safety. Moreover, the production of biosurfactants utilizing agricultural waste as a raw material aligns with the principles of waste minimization, environmental sustainability, and the circular economy. This review primarily focuses on the production process and various types of biosurfactants obtained from waste biomass and feedstocks. The subsequent discourse entails the production of biosurfactants derived from various waste streams, specifically agro-industrial waste.

Indexed as

agro wastebiomassbiosurfactantsenvironmental applicationgreen synthesiswaste to value

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PMID38374917
PMCPMC10876000

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