Glycolipid Biosurfactant Production from Waste Cooking Oils by Yeast: Review of Substrates, Producers and Products
Fermentation 2021
Jānis Liepiņš, Karīna Bāliņa, Raimonda Soloha, Ieva Bērziņa, Līva Kristiāna Lukaša, Elīna Dāce

Biosurfactants are a microbially synthesized alternative to synthetic surfactants, one of the most important bulk chemicals. Some yeast species are proven to be exceptional biosurfactant producers, while others are emerging producers. A set of factors affects the type, amount, and properties of the biosurfactant produced, as well as the environmental impact and costs of biosurfactant’s production. Exploring waste cooking oil as a substrate for biosurfactants’ production serves as an effective cost‐cutting strategy, yet it has some limitations. This review explores the existing knowledge on utilizing waste cooking oil as a feedstock to produce glycolipid biosurfactants by yeast. The review focuses specifically on the differences created by using raw cooking oil or waste cooking oil as the substrate on the ability of various yeast species to synthesize sophorolipids, rhamnolipids, mannosylerythritol lipids, and other glycolipids and the substrate’s impact on the composition, properties, and limitations in the application of biosurfactants.


Keywords
Circular economy; Microbial surfactants; Nonconventional yeasts; Used cooking oil; Waste valorization
DOI
10.3390/fermentation7030136
Hyperlink
https://www.mdpi.com/2311-5637/7/3/136

Liepiņš, J., Bāliņa, K., Soloha, R., Bērziņa, I., Lukaša, L., Dāce, E. Glycolipid Biosurfactant Production from Waste Cooking Oils by Yeast: Review of Substrates, Producers and Products. Fermentation, 2021, Vol. 7, No. 3, Article number 136. e-ISSN 2311-5637. Pieejams: doi:10.3390/fermentation7030136

Publication language
English (en)
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