|
Hydrophobic substrate |
Average emulsifying activity (SD) |
| Emulsan (U/mg) |
Apoemulsan + esterase
(U/mg of apoemulsan/ mg of esterase) |
| Anthracene |
0 |
970 (170) |
| Crude oil |
1,100 (140) |
4,900 (800) |
| Dicyclohexane |
310 (50) |
2,800 (500) |
| Diesel oil |
730 (130) |
4,200 (700) |
| Eicosane |
0 |
1,800 (260) |
| Fluoranthene |
0 |
590 (150) |
| Heptadecane |
120 (25) |
2,400 (380) |
| Immersion oil |
75 (15) |
780 (100) |
| 2-Methylnapthalene |
0 |
2,000 (400) |
| Mineral oil |
450 (80) |
3,000 (400) |
| Octadecane |
0 |
2,200 (320) |
| Petroleum refinery sludge |
580 (95) |
1,200 (220) |
| Pyrene |
0 |
420 (75) |
| Soya oil |
0 |
1,300 (190) |
| Squalene |
0 |
600 (150) |
| n-Tetracosane |
0 |
510 (75) |
[Gutnick et al, 2003] |
