Achieving Commercial Applications for Microbial Biosurfactants

Adv Biochem Eng Biotechnol. 2022:181:181-193. doi: 10.1007/10_2021_191.

Abstract

There are numerous biosurfactant producing strains and products reported annually most of which aspiring to potential future industrial and environmental applications. Only a few of these compounds have reached commercial applications due to many impediments to large-scale production and applications. We investigate some of the important criteria and investigations required to achieve such future commercial application.

Keywords: Commercial exploitation; Downstream processing; Microbial biosurfactants; Production cost; Safety.

MeSH terms

  • Surface-Active Agents*

Substances

  • Surface-Active Agents