Table 1 Pearson coefficients (rp) obtained after comparing ATR-FTIR of OMW biosurfactant extract with ATR-FTIR of biosurfactant extracts obtained from corn steep liquor using chloroform (BS-CSL-chloroform) or using ethyl acetate (BS-CSL-ethyl acetate), surfactin, fengycin, and biosurfactant from L. pentosus (BS-L. pentosus).

From: Enhancing spontaneous biosurfactant production through water steeping of olive mill waste

Sample

BS-CSL-Chloroform

BS-CSL-Ethyl acetate

Surfactin

Fengycin

BS-L. pentosus

1

0.94

0.52

0.48

0.26

0.20

2

0.94

0.49

0.46

0.24

0.17

3

0.94

0.52

0.47

0.25

0.19

4

0.93

0.54

0.49

0.28

0.21

5

0.73

0.50

0.34

0.23

0.36

6

0.46

0.82

0.77

0.85

0.91

7

0.54

0.81

0.79

0.84

0.90

  1. 1Biosurfactant extract obtained from OMW with ethyl acetate in presence of solids without steeping; 2 Biosurfactant extract obtained from OMW with Ethyl acetate in presence of solids with steeping; 3 Biosurfactant extract obtained from OMW with ethyl acetate in absence of solids without steeping; 4 Biosurfactant extract obtained from OMW with ethyl acetate in absence of solids with steeping; 5 Biosurfactant extract obtained from OMW via Soxhlet with ethyl acetate; 6 Biosurfactant extract obtained from OMW with PBS without steeping; 7 Biosurfactant extract obtained from OMW with PBS and steeping.