Production of biosurfactants and bioemulsifiers by indigenous bacteria isolated from petroleum sludge and their association with total petroleum hydrocarbon degradation

• Main Authors: Yusof, Nur Amira, Annuar, Nadhrah, Mohd Ashaari, Mardiana
• Format: Conference or Workshop Item
• Language: English; English; English
• Published: 2019
• Subjects: QR Microbiology; TD172 Environmental pollution
• Online Access: http://irep.iium.edu.my/90584/1/Mardiana%20MSM%202019.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/90584/7/M109_Mardiana%20Mohd%20Ashaari_IIUM.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/90584/8/ICMSM2019%20Programme.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/90584/
• Institution: Universiti Islam Antarabangsa Malaysia

Microbial biosurfactants and bioemulsifiers are amphiphilic, surface-active compounds produced during biodegradation, increasing the bioavailability of organic pollutants such as hydrocarbons. Both are known to be produced by bacteria to facilitate the process of hydrocarbon degradation and at the s...