This book presents numerous uses of biosurfactants as potential alternatives to synthetic surfactants in food, textile, biomedical and therapeutic applications as well as in bioremediation and waste management. Divided into four parts, the book explores a wide range of biosurfactants as sustainable materials, starting with an overview of biosurfactants’ production, in which readers will find topics such as characterization, purification, sustainable production, biodegradation, and cytotoxic aspects of biosurfactants. Part 2 presents the latest applications of biosurfactants in food and textile industries, as well as their application in nanoparticle synthesis, heavy metal remediation, drug absorption, waste treatment, agriculture management, marine sediment remediation of organic pollutants, emulsification and biofuel production, and as anti-corrosive agents. Part 3 traces current biomedical applications of biosurfactants, including their use as biocidal, wound healing, and anti-tumour agents. In this part, readers will also discover further applications of biosurfactants in oral cavity care, and biofilm prevention and disruption. The final part of the book discusses the main advantages and disadvantages of biosurfactants over synthetic surfactants, the current challenges in biosurfactant research, and prospects for their commercialization. This book will be a valuable resource for students, scholars and researchers working in the fields of colloidal and interface science, chemistry and chemical engineering. Professionals and scholars alike will appreciate the latest research findings that it presents.

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Ruby Aslam, PhD., is currently a Research Associate fellow under CSIR-HRDG, New Delhi in the Department of Applied Chemistry, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, India. She received her M.Sc., M. Phil. and PhD degrees from the same university. She has authored/co-authored several research papers in international peer-reviewed journals of wide readership, including critical reviews and book chapters.

Mohammad Mobin, Ph.D, has 34 years of an extremely active and productive career, working at the Aligarh Muslim University and multinational Seawater Desalination Research Institute, Saline Water Conversion Corporation (SWCC), Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. At Aligarh Muslim University, he is working as a Professor in the Department of Applied Chemistry and is involved in the teaching and research in materials and corrosion. Dr. Mobin has completed 28 root cause failure investigations, 8 major and 3 minor research projects on materials and corrosion, including two projects under international collaboration. Dr. Mobin has a Ph.D. in corrosion, supervised 14 students for the award of the Ph.D. degree, and authored 166 research papers. He has also attended 35 national/international conferences/workshops.

Jeenat Aslam, PhD, is currently working as an Assistant Professor at the Department of Chemistry, College of Science, Taibah University, Yanbu, Al-Madina, Saudi Arabia. She obtained her PhD inSurface Science/Chemistry at the Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, India. Her research is mainly focused on materials & corrosion, nanotechnology and surface chemistry. Dr. Jeenat has published several research and review articles in peer-reviewed international journals of ACS, Wiley, Elsevier, Springer, Taylor & Francis and BenthamScience etc. She has authored/edited many books and has contributed to twenty-seven book chapters.

Saman Zehra, Ph.D., is currently working as a Women Scientist under the WOS-A program of the Department of Science and Technology (DST), New Delhi, India, in the Department of Applied Chemistry of Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh. She also has worked as a Post-Doctoral research associate in the same department. She received her Ph.D. and M.Sc. from the same university. Her research interest lies in developing smart coating materials for corrosion sensing and protection and evaluating green corrosion inhibitors. She has published 35 articles in international peer-reviewed journals, including reviews and book chapters. She has also presented her research work at various national and international conferences.

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