New approaches for the economic production of rhamnolipid biosurfactants from renewable resources [Elektronische Ressource] / von Vanessa Walter

New Approaches for the Economic Production of Rhamnolipid Biosurfactants from Renewable Resources zur Erlangung des akademischen Grades eines DOKTORS DER INGENIEURWISSENSCHAFTEN (Dr.-Ing.) der Fakultät für Chemieingenieurwesen und Verfahrenstechnik der Universität Fridericiana Karlsruhe (TH) genehmigte DISSERTATION von Dipl. Biol. (t.o.) Vanessa Walter aus Karlsruhe Referent: Prof. Dr. rer. nat. C. Syldatk Koreferent: Prof. Dr. C. Posten Tag der mündlichen Prüfung: 23. November 2009 Erklärung Ich versichere, dass die hier vorliegende Dissertion mit dem eingereichten und geneh-migten Prüfungsexemplar der Doktorarbeit übereinstimmt. _________________________ ________________________ Datum, Ort Unterschrift I Acknowledgements I would like to thank the following persons and organisations for their support during my PhD thesis: Prof. Dr. Syldatk for giving me the possibility to carry out my PhD thesis in his depart-ment, for his guidance and support and for the academic freedom. Dr.-Ing. Rudolf Hausmann for his supervision and for his enormous guidance and sup-port and for always finding some of his rare time for me, my professional and private concerns. All colleagues at the Chair of Technical Biology for their company and the friendly at-mosphere in our institute and for after-work activities.