Advances in applications of rhamnolipids biosurfactant in environmental remediation: A review

• Published in: Biotechnology and bioengineering Vol. 115; no. 4; pp. 796 - 814
• Main Authors: Liu, Guansheng, Zhong, Hua, Yang, Xin, Liu, Yang, Shao, Binbin, Liu, Zhifeng
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Wiley Subscription Services, Inc 01.04.2018
• Subjects: bioremediation; Biosurfactants; Carbohydrate Conformation; Cell surface; Contaminants; Emulsification; Environmental aspects; Environmental cleanup; Environmental Restoration and Remediation - methods; Foaming; Groundwater; Groundwater - chemistry; heavy metal; Heavy metals; Hydrocarbons; Hydrocarbons - chemistry; Hydrocarbons - isolation & purification; Metals, Heavy - chemistry; Metals, Heavy - isolation & purification; organic; Petroleum; Petroleum hydrocarbons; Pollutant removal; Remediation; rhamnolipid; Rhamnolipids; Rhamnose - analogs & derivatives; Rhamnose - chemistry; Soil - chemistry; Soil contamination; Soil Pollutants - chemistry; Soil Pollutants - isolation & purification; Soil remediation; soil washing; Soil water; Solubilization; Surface properties; Surface-Active Agents - chemistry; Water Pollutants, Chemical - chemistry; Water Pollutants, Chemical - isolation & purification; heavy metal; soil washing; bioremediation; rhamnolipid; organic

The objective of this review is to provide a comprehensive overview of the advances in the applications of rhamnolipids biosurfactants in soil and ground water remediation for removal of petroleum hydrocarbon and heavy metal contaminants. The properties of rhamnolipids associated with the contaminan...