Journal
CHEMISTRY AND ECOLOGY
Volume 31, Issue 8, Pages 707-723Publisher
TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD
DOI: 10.1080/02757540.2015.1095293
Keywords
biosurfactants; heavy metals; remediation
Funding
- State of Pernambuco Science and Technology Assistance Foundation (FACEPE)
- National Electrical Energy Agency (ANEEL)
- National Council for Scientific and Technological Development (CNPq)
- Coordination for the Improvement of Higher Level Education Personnel (CAPES)
- Brazilian Innovation Agency (FINEP)
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Contamination by heavy metals is the result of different industrial activities. The presence of heavy metals in soil and water causes serious problems, as these materials are not biodegradable and do contaminate both biological systems and the subsoil. Biological surface-active compounds otherwise known as biosurfactants in general and rhamnolipids biosurfactants in particular have been successfully employed in the remediation of environments contaminated with heavy metal ions. The aim of the present review is to highlight potential applications of these tensioactive compounds for use in environmental heavy metals removal and bioremediation and processes involved.
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