Biosurfactants are the surface-active biomolecules produced by microorganisms. Biosurfactants have gained commercial significance due to their unique properties, such as high surface activity, high specificity, low toxicity, tolerance to pH, temperature and ionic strength, biodegradability, excellent emulsifying and demulsifying ability, antimicrobial activity, ability to work under extreme conditions, and relative ease of preparation. Biosurfactants are used in several industries, including organic chemicals, petroleum, petrochemicals, mining, metallurgy (mainly bioleaching), agrochemicals, fertilizers, foods, beverages, cosmetics, pharmaceuticals and many others. The aim of this book is to highlight key aspects from basics to advanced concepts, classifications, production and applications in various fields such as agriculture, health, bioremediation, industries, pharmaceutical, oil recovery, environment, andnanotechnology. It also serves as an excellent and expansive literature on fermentation, recovery, genomics, and metagenomics of biosurfactant production. The book focuses on the biosurfactant production from bacteria, the diversity of biosurfactant producing bacteria, and industrial need of biosurfactant.

<P>1. Microbial Surfactants: An Overview<BR><I>Umesh Pravin Dhuldhaj </I>and<EM> Chandan R Bora<BR></EM>2. Rhamnolipid Biosurfactants: Structure, Biosynthesis, Production, and Applications<BR><I>Dimple S. Pardhi, Rachana Bhatt, Rakeshkumar R. Panchal, Vikram H. Raval<SUP> </I></SUP>and<I><SUP> </SUP>Kiransinh N. Rajput<BR></I>3. Lipoprotein Biosurfactants: Production, and Applications in Bioremediation and Health<BR><I>Hebatallah H. Abo Nahas, Fatma A. Abo Nouh, Sh Husien, Sara A. Gezaf, Safaa A. Mansour, Ahmed M Abdel-Azeem </I>and <EM>Essa M Saied<BR></EM>4. Recent Developments in Biomedical and Therapeutic Application of Biosurfactants<BR><I>Hebatallah H Abo Nahas</I><I>, Hanaa F Abd EL-kareem, Yousra A El-Maradny, Yousef H Abo Nahas, Sara A Gezaf<B>, </B></I><I>Ahmed M. Abdel-Azeem </I>and<I> Essa M. Saied<BR></I>5. Biosurfactants: Fermentation, Recovery, and Formulation -- Process and Constraints<BR><I>Arnoldo Wong-Villarreal </I>and<I> Gustavo Yañez-Ocampo<BR></I>6. Biosurfactant from the Marine Microorganisms: Potentials and Future Prospects<BR><I>Nisha S Nayak, Mamta S Purohit, Ranjan R Pradhan, Devayani R Tipre </I>and<I> Shailesh R Dave<BR></I>7. Mannoprotein: A Biosurfactant Produced by Yeast<BR><I>Niyati Uniyal, Renitta Jobby, </I>and<I> Pamela Jha<BR></I>8. Biomedical Application of Biosurfactants<BR><I>Shrikant S Sonawane, Shreyas V Kumbhare </I>and<I> Nitinkumar P Patil<BR></I>9. Challenges and Potential Applications of Plant and Microbial-Based Biosurfactant in Cosmetic Formulations<BR><I>Nur Izyan Wan Azelee, Nor Hasmaliana Abdul Manas, Rohaida Che Man, Mohd Akmali Mokhter, Nurrulhidayah Salamun, Shalyda Md Shaarani, Fuad Mohamad, </I>and<I> Zahra Edis<BR></I>10. Yeast Biosurfactants: Biosynthesis, Production and Application<BR><I>Daniel Joe Dailin, Roslinda Abd Malek, Shanmugaprakasham Selvamani, Nurul Zahidah Nordin, Li Ting Tan, R Z Sayyed, Adibah Mohd Hisham, Racha Wehbe, </I>and<I> Hesham El Enshasy<BR></I>11. Insights into Production and Applications of Microbial Lipopeptides<BR><I>Swasti Dhagat </I>and<I> Satya Eswari Jujjavarapu<BR></I>12. Microbial Biosurfactants: Sources, Classification, Properties and Mechanism of Interaction<BR><I>P Saranraj, R Z Sayyed, P Sivasakthivelan, M Durga Devi, Abdel Rahman Mohammad Al Tawaha<SUP> </I></SUP>and<I> S Sivasakthi<BR></I>13. Promising Strategies for Economical Production of Biosurfactants: The Green Molecules<BR><I>Rupali Sawant, Anushka Devale, Shilpa Mujumdar, Karishma Pardesi </I>and<I> Yogesh Shouche<BR></I>14. Biosurfactant Mediated Synthesis of Nanoparticles and their Applications<BR><I>A F El-Baz, R A El Kassas, Shetaia, Yousseria M<SUP> </I></SUP>and<I> H A El Enshasy</P></I>

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