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.
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