Chemical Structure, Property and Potential Applications of Biosurfactants Produced by Bacillus subtilis in Petroleum Recovery and Spill Mitigation
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Structure and Property
2.1. Structure Characterization
2.2. Molecular Behavior at Interface and in Solution
2.2.1. Interfacial Adsorption
2.2.2. Monolayer at Interface
2.2.3. Molecular Behavior in Solution
2.3. The Structure–Property Relationship
3. Potential Applications
3.1. Microbial Enhanced Oil Recovery (MEOR)
3.2. Oil Spill Contamination and Remediation
3.3. Other Applications
4. Conclusions
Acknowledgments
Author Contributions
Conflicts of Interest
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Liu, J.-F.; Mbadinga, S.M.; Yang, S.-Z.; Gu, J.-D.; Mu, B.-Z. Chemical Structure, Property and Potential Applications of Biosurfactants Produced by Bacillus subtilis in Petroleum Recovery and Spill Mitigation. Int. J. Mol. Sci. 2015, 16, 4814-4837. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms16034814
Liu J-F, Mbadinga SM, Yang S-Z, Gu J-D, Mu B-Z. Chemical Structure, Property and Potential Applications of Biosurfactants Produced by Bacillus subtilis in Petroleum Recovery and Spill Mitigation. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 2015; 16(3):4814-4837. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms16034814
Chicago/Turabian StyleLiu, Jin-Feng, Serge Maurice Mbadinga, Shi-Zhong Yang, Ji-Dong Gu, and Bo-Zhong Mu. 2015. "Chemical Structure, Property and Potential Applications of Biosurfactants Produced by Bacillus subtilis in Petroleum Recovery and Spill Mitigation" International Journal of Molecular Sciences 16, no. 3: 4814-4837. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms16034814