Surface-Active Compounds of Microbial Origin and Their Potential Application in Technologies of Environmental Remediation

Potential application of a bioemulsifier-producing actinobacterium for treatment of vinasse

“…In the field of bioremediation, bioemulsifiers can be used as washing agents to increase displacement and removal of organic and inorganic pollutants from soils and sediments (Aniszewski et al, 2010;Bustamante et al, 2012;Colin et al, 2013bColin et al, , 2014. However, large-scale use of bioemulsifiers is currently restricted because expensive substrates are being used for formulation of the fermentation media (Colin et al, 2014). To overcome this limitation, greater emphasis can be placed on the use of agro-industrial wastes as low-cost substrates (Colin et al, 2013b(Colin et al, , 2014.…”

“…The ability of this strain to produce molecules of high biotechnological value such as bioemulsifiers has also been reported (Colin et al, 2013a). In the field of bioremediation, bioemulsifiers can be used as washing agents to increase displacement and removal of organic and inorganic pollutants from soils and sediments (Aniszewski et al, 2010;Bustamante et al, 2012;Colin et al, 2013bColin et al, , 2014. However, large-scale use of bioemulsifiers is currently restricted because expensive substrates are being used for formulation of the fermentation media (Colin et al, 2014).…”

“…However, large-scale use of bioemulsifiers is currently restricted because expensive substrates are being used for formulation of the fermentation media (Colin et al, 2014). To overcome this limitation, greater emphasis can be placed on the use of agro-industrial wastes as low-cost substrates (Colin et al, 2013b(Colin et al, , 2014. Based upon this background, this paper presents a first study on the ability of Streptomyces sp.…”