Abstract
Bioemulsans are amphipathic proteins and/or polysaccharides that stabilize oil-in-water emulsions. Bioemulsans are produced by a wide diversity of microorganisms and have potential applications in the food, paper, paint, bioremediation, agriculture, detergent and cosmetics industries. The production of the RAG-1 emulsan has been studied in batch-fed fermentors via self-cycling fermentation and with immobilized cells using a Celite support matrix. Bioemulsans have several advantages over lower molecular weight emulsifiers presently used in industry. The last few years have seen a number of new bioemulsans described with commercial applications.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 313-316 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Journal | Current Opinion in Biotechnology |
Volume | 8 |
Issue number | 3 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Jun 1997 |