Biosurfactants and Biotechnology / Edition 1

by Kosaric

Overview

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 the chemistry, biochemistry, mechanisms, and propertiesof biosurfactants and biological emulsifiers .. . critically assesses their role in enhanced oil recoveryand other industrial applications . .. and includes numerous references to the literature.Biosurfactants and Biotechnology is an invaluable guide for physical, surface, and colloidchemists working on or with surfactants, interfacial phenomena, and cell-surface physiology ;petrochemical, chemical, biochemical, petroleum, and pollution control engineers; pharmacologists,cosmetic scientists, food scientists, and microbiologists. It is also an important resourcefor graduate students in these fields.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780824776794
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	03/27/1987
Series:	Surfactant Science , #25
Pages:	360
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x (d)

Table of Contents

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