Biosurfactants: Potential and Eco-Friendly Material for Sustainable Agriculture and Environmental Safety—A Review

• Published in: Agronomy (Basel) Vol. 12; no. 3; p. 662
• Main Authors: Gayathiri, Ekambaram, Prakash, Palanisamy, Karmegam, Natchimuthu, Varjani, Sunita, Awasthi, Mukesh Kumar, Ravindran, Balasubramani
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Basel MDPI AG 01.03.2022
• Subjects: Agriculture; agronomy; Bacteria; Biodegradability; Biodegradation; Bioremediation; biosurfactant; Biosurfactants; Classification; Climate change; compost quality; Composting; Composts; cost effectiveness; Detergents; Emulsifiers; emulsions; environment; Fatty acids; Foaming; Foaming agents; Food; Food industry; Heavy metals; Hydrocarbons; Metabolites; Microorganisms; Natural products; Oil recovery; Oils & fats; R&D; recreation; Research & development; Reviews; Substrates; Surface tension; Surfactants; Sustainable agriculture; Synthesis; Toxicity; Vegetable oils; World population

With the present climate change and increasing world population, there is an urgent need to discover creative, efficient, and cost-effective natural products for the benefit of humanity. Biosurfactants are produced by various microorganisms that have several distinct properties compared to other syn...