Table 3 Cleaning rate results

From: A biological cleaning agent for removing mold stains from paper artifacts

Biosurfactant concentration

Quality of mold-stained paper mockup samples before and after cleaning

Group (average across three groups)

Sophorolipid–papain

Betaine–papain

Sophorolipid–trypsin

Betaine–trypsin

1%

Before cleaning (g)

0.0869

0.0898

0.0878

0.0854

After cleaning (g)

0.0851

0.0881

0.0858

0.0834

Cleaning rate

26.09%

19.32%

20.41%

23.81%

3%

Before cleaning (g)

0.0871

0.0868

0.0898

0.0907

After cleaning (g)

0.0841

0.0857

0.0866

0.0872

Cleaning rate

35.81%

18.97%

27.12%

25.55%

5%

Before cleaning (g)

0.0881

0.0862

0.0878

0.0848

After cleaning (g)

0.0852

0.0846

0.0856

0.0819

Cleaning rate

42.25%

30.77%

22.45%

37.18%

7%

Before cleaning (g)

0.0883

0.0907

0.0848

0.0820

After cleaning (g)

0.0838

0.0853

0.0815

0.0796

Cleaning rate

54.22%

55.67%

48.53%

48.00%

  1. “Weight before or after cleaning (g)” refers to the constant weight after drying for 16 h at 25 °C and 35% RH humidity