Glycolipid Biosurfactant Production from Waste Cooking Oils by Yeast: Review of Substrates, Producers and Products

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