dc.contributor.author | Koh, Amanda | |
dc.contributor.author | Linhardt, Robert J. | |
dc.contributor.author | Gross, Richard | |
dc.date | 2016 | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2022-06-27T16:04:32Z | |
dc.date.available | 2022-06-27T16:04:32Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2016-06-07 | |
dc.identifier.citation | Effect of sophorolipid n-alkyl ester chain length on its interfacial properties at the almond oil-water interface, A. Koh, R.J. Linhardt, R. Gross, Langmuir, 32, 5562–5572, 2016. | |
dc.identifier.issn | 15205827 | |
dc.identifier.issn | 7437463 | |
dc.identifier.uri | https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.langmuir.6b01008 | |
dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.13015/5660 | |
dc.description | Langmuir, 32, 5562–5572 | |
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dc.description.abstract | Sophorolipids (SLs), produced by Candida bombicola, are of interest as potential replacements for hazardous commercial surfactants. For the first time, a series of molecularly edited SLs with ethyl (EE), n-hexyl (HE), and n-decyl (DE) esters were evaluated at an oil (almond oil)–water interface for their ability to reduce interfacial tension (IFT) and generate stable emulsions. An increase in the n-alkyl ester chain length from ethyl to hexyl resulted in a maximum % decrease in the IFT from 86.1 to 95.3, respectively. Furthermore, the critical aggregation concentrations (CACs) decreased from 0.035 to 0.011 and 0.006 mg/mL as the ester chain length was increased from ethyl to n-hexyl and n-decyl, respectively. In contrast, the CAC of natural SL, composed of 50/50 acidic and LSL, is 0.142 mg/mL. Dynamic IFT analysis showed significant differences in diffusion coefficients for all SLs studied. Almond oil emulsions with up to 200:1 (by weight) oil/SL-DE were stable against oil separation for up to 1 week with average droplet sizes below 5 μm. Emulsions of almond oil with natural SLs showed consistent oil separation 24 h after emulsification. A unique connection between IFT and emulsification was found as SL-DE has both the lowest CAC and the best emulsification performance of all natural and modified SLs studied herein. This connection between CAC and emulsification may be generally applicable, providing a tool for the prediction of optimal surfactants in other oil–water interfacial applications. | |
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dc.language | en_US | |
dc.language.iso | ENG | |
dc.relation.ispartof | The Linhardt Research Labs Online Collection | |
dc.relation.ispartof | Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY | |
dc.relation.ispartof | Langmuir | |
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dc.subject | Biology | |
dc.subject | Chemistry and chemical biology | |
dc.subject | Chemical and biological engineering | |
dc.subject | Biomedical engineering | |
dc.title | Effect of sophorolipid n-alkyl ester chain length on its interfacial properties at the almond oil-water interface | |
dc.type | Article | |
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dc.creator.identifier | https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2219-5833 | |
dc.relation.department | The Linhardt Research Labs. | |
dc.relation.department | The Shirley Ann Jackson, Ph.D. Center for Biotechnology and Interdisciplinary Studies (CBIS) | |
rpi.description.pages | 5562-5572 | |
rpi.description.volume | 32 | |