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This volume comprises concepts, classification, production and applications of biosurfactants in oil recovery, environment and clean up etc. As such, the book will be useful for students, researchers, teachers, and entrepreneurs in the area of PGPR and its allied fields.
List of contents
1. Efficient Substrates for Microbial Synthesis of Biosurfactants 2. Microbial Biosurfactants: Methods of Investigation, Characterization, Current Market Value and Applications 3. Molecular Approaches Towards the Synthesis of Biosurfactants 4. Delving through Quorum Sensing and CRISPRi Strategies for Enhanced Surfactin Production 5. Applications and Future Prospects of Biosurfactants 6. Biosurfactants: The Ecofriendly Biomolecules of the Upcoming Era 7. Biosurfactant as an Antimicrobial and Biodegradable Agent: A Review 8. Biosurfactant Mediated Synthesis and Stabilization of Nanoparticles 9. Biosurfactants: A Sustainable Approach Towards Environmental Clean-up 10. Cyanobacterial Biosurfactants in the Bioremediation of Oil Industries Effluents 11. Microbial Biosurfactants: An Eco-friendly Approach for Bioremediation of Contaminated Environments 12. Rhamnolipids (RLs): Green Solution for Global Hydrocarbon Pollution 13. Bioremediation of Petroleum Hydrocarbons (PHC) using Biosurfactants 14. Biosurfactants: Current Trends and Applications
About the author
R.Z. Sayyed is a professor and Head of the Department of Microbiology, PSGVP ASC College (North Maharashtra University, Jalgaon), SHAHADA, India. Currently, he serves as a President of Asian PGPR Society of Sustainable Agriculture. To his credit, he has received the Prof. M. M. Sharma Award from Akhil Bhartiya Marathi Vignyan Parishad, Mumbai (2018); "Best Teachers Award" (2016) from the North Maharashtra University, Jalgaon, India; "Green Globe Award" from the ISBR, Bareilly, India; "Young Scientist Award" for the years of 2005, 2008, and 2012 from the DST and DAE, GOI, and Maulana Azad Shikshan Bhushan Pruskar (2005) from MSO, Dhule, India. He has over 20 years of teaching and research experience in Microbiology and Biotechnology. He trained several graduate, post-graduate and research students and produced 07 Ph.D.s under his guidance. Authored and co-authored over 146 research papers in reputed national and international journals and 20 reference books and 50 text books published by reputed National and International publishers. He has successfully demonstrated the transfer of laboratory research to farmer's fields in PGPR related technologies. Delivered many invited talks at several South East Asian and European Countries.
Summary
This volume comprises concepts, classification, production and applications of biosurfactants in oil recovery, environment and clean up etc. As such, the book will be useful for students, researchers, teachers, and entrepreneurs in the area of PGPR and its allied fields.
