Applications of Biosurfactants in the Petroleum Industry and the Remediation of Oil Spills

Toxicity of Oil and Dispersed Oil on Juvenile Mud Crabs, Rhithropanopeus harrisii

(2014) Julie A. Anderson et al.   BULLETIN OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONTAMINATION AND TOXICOLOGY

Characterization of a biosurfactant produced by Pseudomonas cepacia CCT6659 in the presence of industrial wastes and its application in the biodegradation of hydrophobic compounds in soil

(2014) Elias J. Silva et al.   COLLOIDS AND SURFACES B-BIOINTERFACES

Characterization and properties of the biosurfactant produced by Candida lipolytica UCP 0988

(2014) Raquel Diniz Rufino et al.   ELECTRONIC JOURNAL OF BIOTECHNOLOGY

Biosurfactant-enhanced hydrocarbon bioremediation: An overview

(2014) Ellen Cristina Souza et al.   INTERNATIONAL BIODETERIORATION & BIODEGRADATION

Biosurfactants in agriculture

(2013) Dhara P. Sachdev et al.   APPLIED MICROBIOLOGY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY

Contributions of biosurfactants to natural or induced bioremediation

(2013) Łukasz Ławniczak et al.   APPLIED MICROBIOLOGY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY

Microbial biosurfactants as additives for food industries

(2013) Jenyffer Medeiros Campos et al.   BIOTECHNOLOGY PROGRESS

Properties of a biosurfactant produced by Bacillus pumilus using vinasse and waste frying oil as alternative carbon sources

(2013) Juliana Guerra de Oliveira et al.   BRAZILIAN ARCHIVES OF BIOLOGY AND TECHNOLOGY

Assessment of toxicity of a biosurfactant from Candida sphaerica UCP 0995 cultivated with industrial residues in a bioreactor

(2013) Leonie Asfora Sarubbo et al.   ELECTRONIC JOURNAL OF BIOTECHNOLOGY

Biotechnology in the petroleum industry: An overview

(2013) Robert Thomas Bachmann et al.   INTERNATIONAL BIODETERIORATION & BIODEGRADATION

Use of bacteria-immobilized cotton fibers to absorb and degrade crude oil

(2013) Meng Lin et al.   INTERNATIONAL BIODETERIORATION & BIODEGRADATION

Synthesis and evaluation of biosurfactant produced by Candida lipolytica using animal fat and corn steep liquor

(2013) Danyelle K.F. Santos et al.   JOURNAL OF PETROLEUM SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING

Investigating the efficiency of MEOR processes using Enterobacter cloacae and Bacillus stearothermophilus SUCPM#14 (biosurfactant-producing strains) in carbonated reservoirs

(2013) Pegah Sarafzadeh et al.   JOURNAL OF PETROLEUM SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING

Toxicity of Deepwater Horizon Source Oil and the Chemical Dispersant, Corexit® 9500, to Coral Larvae

(2013) Gretchen Goodbody-Gringley et al.   PLoS One

Enhancement of Biosurfactant Production fromPseudomonas cepaciaCCT6659 Through Optimisation of Nutritional Parameters Using Response Surface Methodology

(2013) Rita de Cássia F. S. da Silva et al.   TENSIDE SURFACTANTS DETERGENTS

Partial Characterization of Biosurfactant fromLactobacillus pentosusand Comparison with Sodium Dodecyl Sulphate for the Bioremediation of Hydrocarbon Contaminated Soil

(2013) A. B. Moldes et al.   Biomed Research International

Environmental fate, toxicity, characteristics and potential applications of novel bioemulsifiers produced by Variovorax paradoxus 7bCT5

(2012) Andrea Franzetti et al.   BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY

Kinetic study of biosurfactant production by Bacillus subtilis LAMI005 grown in clarified cashew apple juice

(2012) Darlane Wellen Freitas de Oliveira et al.   COLLOIDS AND SURFACES B-BIOINTERFACES

Characterisation, surface properties and biological activity of a biosurfactant produced from industrial waste by Candida sphaerica UCP0995 for application in the petroleum industry

(2012) Juliana M. Luna et al.   COLLOIDS AND SURFACES B-BIOINTERFACES

Synergistic toxicity of Macondo crude oil and dispersant Corexit 9500A® to the Brachionus plicatilis species complex (Rotifera)

(2012) Roberto Rico-Martínez et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

Synergistic effect of alkyl-O-glucoside and -cellobioside biosurfactants as effective emulsifiers of crude oil in water. A proposal for the transport of heavy crude oil by pipeline

(2012) Ricardo Cerón-Camacho et al.   FUEL

Biosurfactant production by Bacillus subtilis B20 using date molasses and its possible application in enhanced oil recovery

(2012) S.N. Al-Bahry et al.   INTERNATIONAL BIODETERIORATION & BIODEGRADATION

Removal of Oil Tank Bottom Sludge by Novel Biosurfactant, JE1058BS

(2012) Toru Matsui et al.   JOURNAL OF THE JAPAN PETROLEUM INSTITUTE

Microbial biosurfactants: challenges and opportunities for future exploitation

(2012) Roger Marchant et al.   TRENDS IN BIOTECHNOLOGY

Toluene mass transfer characterization in a biotrickling filter

(2011) Raquel Lebrero et al.   BIOCHEMICAL ENGINEERING JOURNAL

Exopolysaccharide production by a genetically engineered Enterobacter cloacae strain for microbial enhanced oil recovery

(2011) Shanshan Sun et al.   BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY

Environmental strategies to remove volatile aromatic fractions (BTEX) from petroleum industry wastewater using biomass

(2011) A.S. Costa et al.   BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY

Evaluation Antimicrobial and Antiadhesive Properties of the Biosurfactant Lunasan Produced by Candida sphaerica UCP 0995

(2011) Juliana M. Luna et al.   CURRENT MICROBIOLOGY

An initial probabilistic hazard assessment of oil dispersants approved by the united states national contingency plan

(2011) Jason P. Berninger et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL TOXICOLOGY AND CHEMISTRY

Comparative toxicity of eight oil dispersants, Louisiana sweet crude oil (LSC), and chemically dispersed LSC to two aquatic test species

(2011) Michael J. Hemmer et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL TOXICOLOGY AND CHEMISTRY

Environmental Applications of Biosurfactants: Recent Advances

(2011) Magdalena Pacwa-Płociniczak et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR SCIENCES

Ex Situ Treatment of Hydrocarbon-Contaminated Soil Using Biosurfactants fromLactobacillus pentosus

(2011) Ana Belén Moldes et al.   JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRY

Analysis of bacterial diversity and metals in produced water, seawater and sediments from an offshore oil and gas production platform

(2011) C. William Yeung et al.   MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

Analytical procedures for the determination of surfactants in environmental samples

(2011) Ewa Olkowska et al.   TALANTA

Acute toxicity of birch tar oil on aquatic organisms

(2010) M. HAGNER et al.   AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD SCIENCE

Microbial biosurfactants production, applications and future potential

(2010) Ibrahim M. Banat et al.   APPLIED MICROBIOLOGY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY

Degradation of n-alkanes and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in petroleum by a newly isolated Pseudomonas aeruginosa DQ8

(2010) Zhengzhi Zhang et al.   BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY

Evaluation of bacterial surfactant toxicity towards petroleum degrading microorganisms

(2010) Tânia M.S. Lima et al.   BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY

Toxicity and Biodegradation in Sandy Soil Contaminated by Lubricant Oils

(2010) Paulo Renato Matos Lopes et al.   BULLETIN OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONTAMINATION AND TOXICOLOGY

Ecotoxicological assessment of surfactants in the aquatic environment: Combined toxicity of docusate sodium with chlorinated pollutants

(2010) Roberto Rosal et al.   CHEMOSPHERE

Glycerol as substrate for the production of biosurfactant by Pseudomonas aeruginosa UCP0992

(2010) S.N.R.L. Silva et al.   COLLOIDS AND SURFACES B-BIOINTERFACES

Alternative Stable States Driven by Density-Dependent Toxicity

(2010) Tjisse van der Heide et al.   ECOSYSTEMS

Effect of Medium Components on the Production of a Biosurfactant from Candida tropicalis Applied to the Removal of Hydrophobic Contaminants in Soil

(2010) Ranielly M Batista et al.   WATER ENVIRONMENT RESEARCH

Laboratory production and characterization of a new biosurfactant from Candida glabrata UCP1002 cultivated in vegetable fat waste applied to the removal of hydrophobic contaminant

(2010) Carolina A. B. de Gusmão et al.   WORLD JOURNAL OF MICROBIOLOGY & BIOTECHNOLOGY

Microbial communities and biodegradation in lab-scale BTEX-contaminated groundwater remediation using an oxygen-releasing reactive barrier

(2009) Chi-Wen Lin et al.   BIOPROCESS AND BIOSYSTEMS ENGINEERING

Potential applications of surface active compounds by Gordonia sp. strain BS29 in soil remediation technologies

(2009) Andrea Franzetti et al.   CHEMOSPHERE

Propriedades emulsificantes e estabilidade do biossurfactante produzido por Bacillus subtilis em manipueira

(2009) Francisco Fábio Cavalcante Barros et al.   Food Science and Technology

Completely automated short-term genotoxicity testing for the assessment of chemicals and characterisation of contaminated soils and waste waters

(2008) Corinna Brinkmann et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH

Utilization of two agroindustrial by-products for the production of a surfactant by Candida sphaerica UCP0995

(2008) Humberto B.S. Sobrinho et al.   PROCESS BIOCHEMISTRY

Monitoring of environmental pollutants by bioluminescent bacteria

(2007) Stefano Girotti et al.   ANALYTICA CHIMICA ACTA

Effects of nonionic and ionic surfactants on survival, oxidative stress, and cholinesterase activity of planarian

(2007) Mei-Hui Li   CHEMOSPHERE