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Applications of Biosurfactants in the Petroleum Industry and the Remediation of Oil Spills
Petroleum hydrocarbons are important energy resources. However, petroleum is also a major pollutant of the environment. Contamination by oil and oil products has caused serious harm, and increasing attention has been paid to the development and implementation of innovative technologies for the remov...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4139858/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25029542 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijms150712523 |
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author | Silva, Rita de Cássia F. S. Almeida, Darne G. Rufino, Raquel D. Luna, Juliana M. Santos, Valdemir A. Sarubbo, Leonie Asfora |
author_facet | Silva, Rita de Cássia F. S. Almeida, Darne G. Rufino, Raquel D. Luna, Juliana M. Santos, Valdemir A. Sarubbo, Leonie Asfora |
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description | Petroleum hydrocarbons are important energy resources. However, petroleum is also a major pollutant of the environment. Contamination by oil and oil products has caused serious harm, and increasing attention has been paid to the development and implementation of innovative technologies for the removal of these contaminants. Biosurfactants have been extensively used in the remediation of water and soil, as well as in the main stages of the oil production chain, such as extraction, transportation, and storage. This diversity of applications is mainly due to advantages such as biodegradability, low toxicity and better functionality under extreme conditions in comparison to synthetic counterparts. Moreover, biosurfactants can be obtained with the use of agro-industrial waste as substrate, which helps reduce overall production costs. The present review describes the potential applications of biosurfactants in the oil industry and the remediation of environmental pollution caused by oil spills. |
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spelling | pubmed-41398582014-08-21 Applications of Biosurfactants in the Petroleum Industry and the Remediation of Oil Spills Silva, Rita de Cássia F. S. Almeida, Darne G. Rufino, Raquel D. Luna, Juliana M. Santos, Valdemir A. Sarubbo, Leonie Asfora Int J Mol Sci Review Petroleum hydrocarbons are important energy resources. However, petroleum is also a major pollutant of the environment. Contamination by oil and oil products has caused serious harm, and increasing attention has been paid to the development and implementation of innovative technologies for the removal of these contaminants. Biosurfactants have been extensively used in the remediation of water and soil, as well as in the main stages of the oil production chain, such as extraction, transportation, and storage. This diversity of applications is mainly due to advantages such as biodegradability, low toxicity and better functionality under extreme conditions in comparison to synthetic counterparts. Moreover, biosurfactants can be obtained with the use of agro-industrial waste as substrate, which helps reduce overall production costs. The present review describes the potential applications of biosurfactants in the oil industry and the remediation of environmental pollution caused by oil spills. MDPI 2014-07-15 /pmc/articles/PMC4139858/ /pubmed/25029542 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijms150712523 Text en © 2014 by the authors; licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/). |
spellingShingle | Review Silva, Rita de Cássia F. S. Almeida, Darne G. Rufino, Raquel D. Luna, Juliana M. Santos, Valdemir A. Sarubbo, Leonie Asfora Applications of Biosurfactants in the Petroleum Industry and the Remediation of Oil Spills |
title | Applications of Biosurfactants in the Petroleum Industry and the Remediation of Oil Spills |
title_full | Applications of Biosurfactants in the Petroleum Industry and the Remediation of Oil Spills |
title_fullStr | Applications of Biosurfactants in the Petroleum Industry and the Remediation of Oil Spills |
title_full_unstemmed | Applications of Biosurfactants in the Petroleum Industry and the Remediation of Oil Spills |
title_short | Applications of Biosurfactants in the Petroleum Industry and the Remediation of Oil Spills |
title_sort | applications of biosurfactants in the petroleum industry and the remediation of oil spills |
topic | Review |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4139858/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25029542 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijms150712523 |
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