Microbial Green Surfactants

This volume in the Green Chemical Innovations and Sustainability Series presents the latest research on biosurfactant molecules and their role in environmental sustainability. Advances in organic chemistry have traditionally enabled the development of hydrophobic and hydrophilic surfactants, largely relying on synthetic materials such as organic polymers. In contrast, biosurfactants—derived from microorganisms or plant sources—offer significant advantages, including high biodegradability, low toxicity, ready availability of raw materials, and ease of application. Also known as green surfactants, these sustainable alternatives play a vital role in modern industrial sectors, including petroleum recovery, personal care products, food processing, and medical applications.

Key Features

• Provides chronological advancements in microbial green surfactants using smart bio-based microorganisms or plant materials.
• Discusses how green surfactants are obtained from sources based on petroleum or those with microbial or botanical origins and have been extensively used for environmental applications.
• Includes current developments and challenges during manufacturing of green surfactants.
• Up-to-date reference material, including websites of interest and information about the latest research.

Ibrahim Y. Yaagoob, PhD., a Post-Doctoral Fellow in the Department of Chemistry, King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, Dhahran 31261, Saudi Arabia. He is a member of the American Chemical Society (ACS). Generally, his research aims to synthesise and develop new innovative materials, including bio-inspired materials, to mitigate organic micropollutants and toxic materials from industrial wastewater. In detail, designing environmentally friendly antiscalants and developing corrosion inhibitors used for multiple applications. Dr Ibrahim Y. Yaagoob is the author of several research articles in peer-reviewed international journals of ACS, Springer, Elsevier, RSC, Wiley, etc. Dr Ibrahim Y. Yaagoob received national and international awards such as Graduate Scholarship for Distinguished Graduate Applicants (M.Sc. and PhD.), The Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research Prize for Excellent Academic Performance in Chemistry, awarded by the Sudan Institute for Natural Sciences (SIFNS-2006).

Dr. Jeenat Aslam is an Associate Professor in the Department of Chemistry at the College of Science, Taibah University, Yanbu Governorate, Saudi Arabia. She earned both her M.Sc. and Ph.D. in Chemistry from Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, India. Her research expertise lies in materials science, corrosion, nanotechnology, and surface chemistry. Dr. Aslam has made substantial contributions to these fields, with numerous research and review papers published in top-tier, peer-reviewed international journals. She has also authored over fifty book chapters and has served as editor for more than thirty books published by renowned academic publishers such as the American Chemical Society, Elsevier, Royal Society of Chemistry, Springer, Wiley, De Gruyter, and Taylor & Francis.

Dr. Shikha Dubey is currently serving as an Assistant Professor (Analytical Chemistry) at the Department of Chemistry, Hemvati Nandan Bahuguna Garhwal University, Srinagar Garhwal. Uttarakhand. Dr. Dubey has obtained her bachelor's (B.Sc. Hons.) and master’s degree (M.Sc. Analytical Chemistry) from the Department of Chemistry, Institute of Science, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi. After qualifying for the CSIR-NET exam, she joined the Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology (BHU). Dr. Dubey was awarded a Junior Research Fellowship (JRF) and Senior Research Fellowship (SRF) by the Defence Research and Development Organization (DRDO), Ministry of Defence, Govt. of India, New Delhi, India. During her research, she has synthesized various nanomaterials via simple precipitation methods and green routes to treat metal-laden water and wastewater. Her research interest involves Nano-biomaterial synthesis and characterization, development of low-cost adsorbents/nano adsorbents/magnetic nano-sorbents for water remediation, and synthesis of materials, characterization, and application in environmental remediation, Photocatalytic degradation of organic and inorganic pollutants, etc. Dr. Dubey has attended several International and national conferences and delivered expert talks. She has also attended several workshops.

Chandrabhan Verma, PhD., is a research scientist at the Department of Chemical and Petroleum Engineering, Khalifa University of Science and Technology, P.O. Box 127788, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. His research focuses on synthesizing and designing environmentally friendly corrosion inhibitors useful for several industrial applications. Dr. Verma has authored several research and review articles in peer-reviewed international journals such as ACS, Elsevier, RSC, Wiley, Springer, etc. He has a total citation of more than 20032 with an H-index of 77 and an i-10 index of 229. Dr. Verma received several national and international awards for his academic achievements. He has editing/authoring experience of many books published at RSC, ACS, Wiley, Elsevier, and CRC platforms.