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Table 1 Production media, cultivation conditions, CMC, yields, structures and references of the biodemulsifiers tested

From: Yeasts and bacterial biosurfactants as demulsifiers for petroleum derivative in seawater emulsions

Microorganisms

Production medium

Cultivation condition

CMC (mg/l)

Biosurfactant structure

Biosurfactant yield (g/l)

Reference

C. sphaerica

Distilled water supplemented with 9% soybean oil refinery residue + 9% corn steep liquor

28 °C and 200 rpm for 144 h

250

Glycolipid

9.0

Luna et al. (2013)

C. lipolytica (a)

Mineral medium supplemented with 6% soybean oil refinery residue + 1% glutamic acid

28 °C and 150 rpm for 72 h

300

Lipopeptide

8.0

Rufino et al. (2014)

C. lipolytica (b)

Distilled water supplemented with 5% animal fat + 2.5% corn steep liquor

28 °C and 200 rpm for 144 h

800

Glycolipid

2.2

Santos et al. (2013, 2017)

C. guilliermondii

Distilled water supplemented with 2.5% molasses + 4.0% corn steep liquor + 2.5% soybean oil refinery residue

28 °C and 200 rpm for 144 h

4200

Probably a glycolipid

2.1

Sarubbo et al. (2016)

P. cepacia

Mineral medium supplemented with 2% waste frying oil + 3% corn steep liquor

30 °C and 200 rpm for 144 h

156

Probably a glycolipid

5.2

Rocha e Silva et al. (2014)

Bacillus sp.

Mineral medium supplemented with 3% sugar cane molasses + 3% corn steep liquor

27 °C and 200 rpm for 120 h

5000

Probably a lipopeptide

10.5

Chaprão et al. (2015)

P. aeruginosa

Mineral medium supplemented with 3% glycerol + 0.6% sodium nitrate

28 °C and 200 rpm for 96 h

700

Glycolipid

8.0

Silva et al. (2010)