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Biosurfactant

  • Glossary item | Last updated: 19 Mar 2024

Surfactants derived from biomass; whereas surfactants are molecules that consist of one hydrophilic (having strong affinity with water) part and one hydrophobic (repelling water) part (Kjellin & Johansson, 2010) or substances that tends to reduce the surface tension of a liquid in which it is dissolved (Oxford dictionaries).

Kjellin, M.; Johansson, I., 2010, Surfactants from Renewable Resources, Wiley series in renewable resources, March 2010.

Source category: Scientific & Technical Literature

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