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Title Glycolipid Biosurfactant Production from Waste Cooking Oils by Yeast: Review of Substrates, Producers and Products
ID_Doc 25739
Authors Liepins, J; Balina, K; Soloha, R; Berzina, I; Lukasa, LK; Dace, E
Title Glycolipid Biosurfactant Production from Waste Cooking Oils by Yeast: Review of Substrates, Producers and Products
Year 2021
Published Fermentation-Basel, 7, 3
DOI 10.3390/fermentation7030136
Abstract Biosurfactants are a microbially synthesized alternative to synthetic surfactants, one of the most important bulk chemicals. Some yeast species are proven to be exceptional biosurfactant producers, while others are emerging producers. A set of factors affects the type, amount, and properties of the biosurfactant produced, as well as the environmental impact and costs of biosurfactant's production. Exploring waste cooking oil as a substrate for biosurfactants' production serves as an effective cost-cutting strategy, yet it has some limitations. This review explores the existing knowledge on utilizing waste cooking oil as a feedstock to produce glycolipid biosurfactants by yeast. The review focuses specifically on the differences created by using raw cooking oil or waste cooking oil as the substrate on the ability of various yeast species to synthesize sophorolipids, rhamnolipids, mannosylerythritol lipids, and other glycolipids and the substrate's impact on the composition, properties, and limitations in the application of biosurfactants.
Author Keywords circular economy; microbial surfactants; nonconventional yeasts; used cooking oil; waste valorization
Index Keywords Index Keywords
Document Type Other
Open Access Open Access
Source Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED)
EID WOS:000700644000001
WoS Category Biotechnology & Applied Microbiology; Food Science & Technology
Research Area Biotechnology & Applied Microbiology; Food Science & Technology
PDF https://www.mdpi.com/2311-5637/7/3/136/pdf?version=1628064717
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