Biobased Surfactants: Synthesis, Properties, and Applications

Biobased Surfactants: Synthesis, Properties, and Applications, Second Edition, covers biosurfactant synthesis and applications and demonstrates how to reduce manufacturing and purification costs, impurities, and by-products. Fully updated, this book covers surfactants in biomedical applications, detergents, personal care, food, pharmaceuticals, cosmetics, and nanotechnology. It reflects on the latest developments in biobased surfactant science and provides case scenarios to guide readers in efficient and effective biobased surfactant application, along with strategies for research into new applications.

This book is written from a biorefinery-based perspective by an international team of experts and acts as a key text for researchers and practitioners involved in the synthesis, utilization, and development of biobased surfactants.

Describes new and emerging biobased surfactants and their synthesis and development Showcases an interdisciplinary approach to the topic, featuring applications to chemistry, biotechnology, biomedicine, and other areasPresents the entire lifecycle of biobased surfactants in detail

Section I: Introduction, Importance, and Relevance of Biobased Surfactants 1. Biobased Surfactants: Overview and Industrial State of the Art

Section II: Biosurfactants: Biosynthesis and Applications 2. Diversity and Classification of Microbial Surfactants 3. Production and Applications of Sophorolipids 4. Mannosylerythritol Lipids: Biosynthesis, Genetics, and Production Strategies 5. Rhamnolipids: Pathways, Productivities, and Potential 6. Lipopeptide Biosurfactants From Bacillus Species

Section III: Biobased Surfactants 7. Phospholipid-Based Surfactants 8. Fatty Acid, Methyl Ester,  and Vegetable Oil Ethoxylates 9. Methyl Ester Sulfonate  10. Sugar Esters 11. Synthesis of Alkyl Polyglycosides 12. Measuring the Interfacial Behavior of Sugar-Based Surfactants to Link Molecular Structure and Uses 13. Arginine-Based Surfactants: Synthesis, Aggregation Properties, and Applications 14. Betaine Amphoteric Surfactants - Synthesis, Properties, and Applications 15. How to Formulate Biobased Surfactants Through the HLD-NAC Model