Abstract
Biological surfactants particularly of microbial origin have recently been gaining increased interest in the surfactants markets. Diverse functional properties viz., surface, interfacial tension, foaming detergency and wettability of biosurfactant (BS) / bioemulsifier (BE) facilitate their wide application potentials in the industrial sector. Petrochemical based surfactant / emulsifiers do exhibit similar properties however, their toxic and non-biodegradable characteristics limit their uses or application in many industries particularly food related. The opportunities offered by BS/BE are encouraging for commercial exploitation particularly due to other beneficial properties to food industries such as antimicrobial, antibiofilm and antiadhesive, non-fouling utilities. Safety and freshness are essential for ingredients/components used in food/feed industries and BS properties mentioned above makes them highly applicable to such industries. This chapter deals with role of BS/BE in various food industries. We briefly discuss certain food and food wastes utilized for BS production process. The article also presents information of BS/BE mediated synthesis and stabilization of nanoparticles. We also highlight different formulations based on BS/BE reported in food industry.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | Microbial Cell Factories |
Publisher | Taylor & Francis |
Pages | 1-20 |
ISBN (Print) | 9781138061385 |
Publication status | Published (in print/issue) - 18 Mar 2018 |
Keywords
- Biosuractant
- biolemulsifier
- biofilms
- food
- antimicrobial
- lactic acid bacteria.