Industrial Applications of Biosurfactants and Microorganisms

Dr. Ruby Aslam is a Postdoctoral Fellow in the School of Civil Engineering and Architecture at Chongqing University of Science and Technology, Chongqing, China. She received her MSc, MPhil, and PhD degrees from Aligarh Muslim University, India. Her main areas of interest in research include the development of stimuli-responsive smart coatings for corrosion detection and protection as well as the assessment of environment-friendly corrosion inhibitors. She has authored/coauthored several research articles in international peer-reviewed journals, including critical reviews and book chapters. She has edited more than 10 books. Dr. Jeenat Aslam is currently working as an Associate Professor in the Department of Chemistry at the College of Science, Taibah University, Yanbu, Al-Madina, Saudi Arabia. She obtained her PhD degree in chemistry from Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, India. Her research is mainly focused on materials and corrosion, nanotechnology, and surface chemistry. Dr. Jeenat has published several research and review articles in peer-reviewed international journals. In addition, she has authored more than 40 book chapters and edited more than 30 books for different prestigious publishers. Prof. Chaudhery Mustansar Hussain, PhD, is an adjunct professor and director of laboratories in the Department of Chemistry & Environmental Sciences at the New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT), Newark, New Jersey, United States. His research focuses on sustainability, the applications of nanotechnology and advanced materials, environmental management, analytical chemistry and other various industries. Dr. Hussain is the author of numerous papers in peer-reviewed journals as well as a prolific author and editor of around 200 books, including scientific monographs and handbooks in his research areas. He has published with ELSEVIER, American Chemical Society, Royal Society of Chemistry, John Wiley & Sons, CRC Press, and Springer.

• Part 1: Fundamental of Biosurfactants1. Introduction of Biosurfactants and its Classification2. Biosurfactants: Basic Properties and Characterizations3. Biosurfactants production utilizing microbial resources4. Factors Affecting Biosurfactants ProductionPart 2: Industrial Applications of Biosurfactants5. Biosurfactant production utilizing waste products of the food industry6. Crude oil storage tank cleanup using biosurfactants7. Pollution mitigation utilizing biosurfactants8. Potential application of Biosurfactants in home and personal care products9. Removal of hydrophobic contaminant/petroleum derivate utilizing biosurfactants10. Role of biosurfactants in drug adsorption11. Potential of biosurfactants in corrosion inhibition12. Antimicrobial and anti-biofilm potentials of biosurfactants13. Insecticidal potential of Biosurfactants14. Potential of Biosurfactants as Anti-adhesive biological coating15. Advantages of biosurfactants over petroleum-based surfactantsPart 3:  Greener Avenues of Biosurfactants16. Commercialization of biosurfactants17. Biosurfactants for environmental health and safety18. Biosurfactants for sustainability