Contributors .................................................. vii
SECTION I Production
Chapter 1 Types and Classification of Microbial Surfactants .... 3
Rudolf Hausmann and Christoph Syldatk
Chapter 2 Sophorolipids: Microbial Synthesis and Application .. 19
I.N.A. Van Bogaert, K. Ciesielska, B. Devreese,
and W. Soetaert
Chapter 3 Biosurfactants versus Chemically Synthesized
Surface-Active Agents ............................... 37
Steve Fleurackers
Chapter 4 Biosurfactants Produced by Genetically Manipulated
Microorganisms: Challenges and Opportunities ........ 49
Kamaljeet K. Sekhon Randhawa
Chapter 5 Production of Biosurfactants from Nonpathogenic
Bacteria ............................................ 73
Roger Marchant, S. Funston, C. Uzoigwe,
P.K.S.M. Rahman, and Ibrahim M. Banat
Chapter 6 The Prospects for the Production of Rhamnolipids
on Renewable Resources: Evaluation of Novel
Feedstocks and Perspectives of Strain Engineering ... 83
Marius Henkel, Christoph Syldatk, and Rudolf
Hausmann
Chapter 7 Utilization of Palm Sludge for Biosurfactant
Production ......................................... 101
Parveen Jamal, Wan Mohd Fazli Wan Nawawi, and
Zahangir Alam
Chapter 8 Bioreactors for the Production of Biosurfactants ... 117
Janina Beuker, Christoph Syldatk, and Rudolf
Hausmann
Chapter 9 Purification of Biosurfactants ..................... 129
Andreas Weber and Tim Zeiner
Chapter 10 Cost Analysis of Biosurfactant Production from
a Scientist's Perspective .......................... 153
Gunaseelan Dhanarajan and Ramkrishna Sen
SECTION II Applications
Chapter 11 Patents on Biosurfactants and Future Trends ........ 165
E. Esin Hames, Fazilet Vardar-Sukan, and Nairn
Kosaric
Chapter 12 Industrial Applications of Biosurfactants .......... 245
Letizia Fracchia, Chiara Ceresa, Andrea
Franzetti, Massimo Cavallo, Isabella Gandolfi,
Jonathan Van Hamme, Panagiotis Gkorezis, Roger
Marchant, and Ibrahim M. Banat
Chapter 13 Biological Applications of Biosurfactants and
Strategies to Potentiate Commercial Production ..... 269
Mohd Sajjad Ahmad Khan, Brijdeep Singh, and
Swaranjit Singh Cameotra
Chapter 14 Perspectives on Using Biosurfactants in Food
Industry ........................................... 295
Livia Vieira de Araujo, Denise Maria Guimarães
Freire, and Márcia Nitschke
Chapter 15 Biosurfactant Applications in Agriculture .......... 313
Rengathavasi Thavasi, Roger Marchant, and Ibrahim
M. Banat
Chapter 16 Biosurfactants and Soil Bioremediation ............. 327
Edwan Kardena, Qomarudin Helmy, and Naoyuki
Funamizu
Chapter 17 Biosurfactant Use in Heavy Metal Removal from
Industrial Effluents and Contaminated Sites ........ 361
Andrea Franzetti, Isabella Gandolfi, Letizia
Fracchia, Jonathan Van Hamme, Panagiotis Gkorezis,
Roger Marchant, and Ibrahim M. Banat
Index ......................................................... 371
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