Production of biosurfactants from agro-industrial waste and waste cooking oil in a circular bioeconomy: An overviewShow others and affiliations
2022 (English)In: Bioresource Technology, ISSN 0960-8524, E-ISSN 1873-2976, Vol. 343, article id 126059Article, review/survey (Refereed) Published
Sustainable development
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Abstract [en]
Waste generation is becoming a global concern owing to its adverse effects on environment and human health. The utilization of waste as a feedstock for production of value-added products has opened new avenues contributing to environmental sustainability. Microorganisms have been employed for production of biosurfactants as secondary metabolites by utilizing waste streams. Utilization of waste as a substrate significantly reduces the cost of overall process. Biosurfactant(s) derived from these processes can be utilized in environmental and different industrial sectors. This review focuses on global market of biosurfactants followed by discussion on production of biosurfactants from waste streams such as agro-industrial waste and waste cooking oil. The need for waste stream derived circular bioeconomy and scale up of biosurfactant production have been narrated with applications of biosurfactants in environment and industrial sectors. Road blocks and future directions for research have also been discussed. © 2021 Elsevier Ltd
Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
Elsevier Ltd , 2022. Vol. 343, article id 126059
Keywords [en]
Agro-industrial waste, Biosurfactant, Rhamnolipid, Sustainability, Waste valorization
National Category
Environmental Management Environmental Sciences Environmental Engineering
Research subject
Resource Recovery
Identifiers
URN: urn:nbn:se:hb:diva-26790DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2021.126059ISI: 000711791500003Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-85116666057OAI: oai:DiVA.org:hb-26790DiVA, id: diva2:1605292
2021-10-222021-10-222024-02-01Bibliographically approved