Production of a Low-cost Biosurfactant for Application in the Remediation of Sea water Contaminated with Petroleum Derivates
Biosurfactants are natural surfactants produced by bacteria, yeasts or fungi from different substrates, including sugars, oils, alkanes. Biosurfactants are expected to reach more than USD 2 billion by 2020, with industrial applications in microbial enhanced oil recovery (MEOR), removal of contaminat...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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AIDIC Servizi S.r.l.
2016-05-01
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| Series: | Chemical Engineering Transactions |
| Online Access: | https://www.cetjournal.it/index.php/cet/article/view/3140 |