Remediation of Aviation Kerosene-Contaminated Soil by Sophorolipids from <i>Candida bombicola</i> CB 2107

Yeast-derived biosurfactants may substitute or complement chemical surfactants as green reagents to extract petroleum hydrocarbons from contaminated soil. The effectiveness of contaminant clean-up by sophorolipids was tested on kerosene-contaminated soil with reference to traditional synthetic surfa...

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Main Authors: Torsha Goswami, Filip M. G. Tack, Lenka McGachy, Marek Šír
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-03-01
Series:Applied Sciences
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/10/6/1981