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tackled utilizing advanced scientific strategies. The rich fatty acid content of WCO

makes it amenable to be a feedstock for various biotechnological processes which

can yield advanced bio-based substances like biosurfactants, biofuels, biopolymers,

and microbial lipids. Use of biosurfactants, biopolymers, and other such derived

products help to lower the pollutive nature of synthetic chemicals making the pro-

cess environmental-friendly. The ease of availability of WCO also helps to lower the

high costs incurred in producing biodegradable bio-based fuels and chemicals thus

making the process commercially viable. Thus, smart utilization of WCO can aid to

lower the burden of waste in environment and provide industrially viable bio-based

chemicals with advanced properties and versatile advantages.

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