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. 2022 Nov 10;12(50):32280–32296. doi: 10.1039/d2ra06958j

Contact angle, interfacial tension, surface tension, critical micelles concentration and hydrophilic lipophilic balance of biosurfactant.

No. Catalyst Lac CAa (°) IFTb (mN m−1) SFTc (mN m−1) CMCd (mg mL−1) HLBe
1 CoII-G2.0L2@SCMBf PLac 77.62 ± 2.9 11.07 ± 0.9 25.12 ± 0.4 0.55 14.1
2 CoII-G2.0L2@SCMB RLac 58.12 ± 3.2 10.73 ± 2.5 21.73 ± 1.3 14.1
3 MnII-G2.0L2@SCMBg PLac 75.38 ± 3.6 11.92 ± 0.5 26.38 ± 0.7 0.63 14.1
4 MnII-G2.0L2@SCMB RLac 55.03 ± 4.2 10.42 ± 2.3 22.53 ± 2.1 14.1
a

Contact angle of 3.6 mM of aqueous solution of LML on typical microscope slid.

b

Interficial tension of 3.6 mM of aqueous solution of LML.

c

Surface tension of 3.6 mM of aqueous solution of LML.

d

Critical micelle concentration.

e

Hydrophilic lipophilic balance measured by equiv. HLB = (MH/MT).20, MT = 524.28 g mol−1.

f

Condition reaction: ([Co-Cat] = 30.0 mg, [Lac] = 250 mg, [LauA] = 278 mg, T = 50 °C, [MS] = 600 mg, ACN = 6 mL).

g

Condition reaction: ([Mn-Cat] = 40.0 mg, [Lac] = 250 mg, [LauA] = 278 mg, [MS] = 600 mg, T = 50 °C, ACN = 6 mL).