@article{286991b940f14ed192f30f0694309403,
title = "Recent advances of biosurfactant for waste and pollution bioremediation: Substitutions of petroleum-based surfactants",
abstract = "Biosurfactant is one of the emerging compounds in the industrial sector that behaves similarly with their synthetic counterparts, as they can reduce surface and interfacial tension between two fluids. Their unique properties also enable biosurfactant molecules to be able to clump together to form micelles that can capture targeted molecules within a solution. Biosurfactants are compared with synthetic surfactants on various applications for which the results shows that biosurfactants are fully capable of replacing synthetic surfactants in applications including enhanced oil recovery and wastewater treatment applications. Biosurfactants are able to be used in different applications as well since they are less toxic than synthetic surfactants. These applications include bioremediation on oil spills in the marine environment and bioremediation for contaminated soil and water, as well as a different approach on the pharmaceutical applications. The future of biosurfactants in the pharmaceutical industry and petroleum industry as well as challenges faced for implementing biosurfactants into large-scale applications are also discussed at the end of this review.",
keywords = "Bioremediation, Biosurfactants, Contaminated soil, Enhanced oil recovery, Microbial enhanced oil recovery, Oil spill",
author = "Ng, {Yan Jer} and Lim, {Hooi Ren} and Khoo, {Kuan Shiong} and Chew, {Kit Wayne} and Chan, {Derek Juinn Chieh} and Muhammad Bilal and Munawaroh, {Heli Siti Halimatul} and Show, {Pau Loke}",
note = "Funding Information: This work was supported by the Fundamental Research Grant Scheme , Malaysia [ FRGS/1/2019/STG05/UNIM/02/2 ], MyPAIR-PHC-Hibiscus Grant [ MyPAIR/1/2020/STG05/UNIM/1 ] and Xiamen University Malaysia Research Fund [Grant number: XMUMRF/2021-C7/IENG/0033 ]. This research was also supported in full or in part with Kurita Asia Research Grant “21Pmy004-21R” provided by Kurita Water and Environment Foundation . This work was supported by the Directorate of Higher Education, Research, and Technology; Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology Republic of Indonesia [Number: 0054/E5/AK.04/2022 ]. This work was also supported by the UCSI University Research and Innovation Grant under project code REIG-FAS-2022/003 . Funding Information: This work was supported by the Fundamental Research Grant Scheme, Malaysia [FRGS/1/2019/STG05/UNIM/02/2], MyPAIR-PHC-Hibiscus Grant [MyPAIR/1/2020/STG05/UNIM/1] and Xiamen University Malaysia Research Fund [Grant number: XMUMRF/2021-C7/IENG/0033]. This research was also supported in full or in part with Kurita Asia Research Grant “21Pmy004-21R” provided by Kurita Water and Environment Foundation. This work was supported by the Directorate of Higher Education, Research, and Technology; Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology Republic of Indonesia [Number: 0054/E5/AK.04/2022]. This work was also supported by the UCSI University Research and Innovation Grant under project code REIG-FAS-2022/003. The authors would also like to thank the Editor of the journal and all the anonymous reviewers for providing their insight and opinions to improve this manuscript. Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} 2022 Elsevier Inc.",
year = "2022",
month = sep,
doi = "10.1016/j.envres.2022.113126",
language = "British English",
volume = "212",
journal = "Environmental Research",
issn = "0013-9351",
publisher = "Academic Press Inc.",
}
