DOI: 10.1039/d3ra05051c ISSN:
A comprehensive review on production of bio-surfactants by bio-degradation of waste carbohydrate feedstocks: an approach towards sustainable development
Wasefa Begum, Bidyut Saha, Ujjwal Mandal- General Chemical Engineering
- General Chemistry
Bio-surfactants are produced by hydrocarbon degradation by hydrocarbonoclastic microorganisms during their own growth on agro-industrial carbohydrate wastes. The production rate is influenced by the rate of degradation of carbohydrates.