Recent advances and industrial applications of biosurfactants

  • WANG Guangyu ,
  • CHEN Yuping ,
  • WU Yajie ,
  • ZHANG Yi ,
  • LIU Yuxin ,
  • QIU Weifen
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  • (College of Food Science and Engineering, Nanjing University of Finance and Economics, Collaborative Innovation Center for Modern Grain Circulation and Safety, Nanjing 210023, China)

Received date: 2023-03-06

  Revised date: 2023-03-22

  Online published: 2023-08-07

Abstract

Biosurfactants are surface-active chemical compounds produced by microorganisms (bacteria, fungi, and so on), which contain both hydrophilic and hydrophobic parts. Biosurfactants can reduce surface tension at the interfaces between liquids, solids, and gases and exhibit various properties such as emulsification, wetting, dispersion, solubilization, and decontamination. In addition, it also has significant potential for anti-adhesion and antimicrobial activity. Compared with chemical surfactants, biosurfactants have the advantages of high surface activity, salt and acid resistance, low toxicity, and good biocompatibility and degradability. They have good prospects for application in food, petroleum, cosmetic, detergent, environmental, pharmaceutical, agricultural, and other industries. This paper presented the classification and physicochemical properties of biosurfactants and then discussed the different characterization techniques and their applications in various fields.

Cite this article

WANG Guangyu , CHEN Yuping , WU Yajie , ZHANG Yi , LIU Yuxin , QIU Weifen . Recent advances and industrial applications of biosurfactants[J]. Food and Fermentation Industries, 2023 , 49(13) : 349 -356 . DOI: 10.13995/j.cnki.11-1802/ts.035385

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