Qinzhou Cai, Huifang Zhang, Bingshan Zhao, Lei Ren, Yonghua Wang, Fanghua Wang
{"title":"A cold-adapted and robust alkaline lipase from Marinobacter nanhaiticus boosts laundry detergent performance","authors":"Qinzhou Cai, Huifang Zhang, Bingshan Zhao, Lei Ren, Yonghua Wang, Fanghua Wang","doi":"10.1002/jsde.12793","DOIUrl":"10.1002/jsde.12793","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Cold-adapted, alkali-stable lipases with surfactant tolerance are highly sought after in the detergent industry. In this study, we recombinantly expressed and characterized a novel lipase from <i>Marinobacter nanhaiticus</i> (MNL). The purified MNL exhibited high stability within a temperature range of 10–30°C and pH values of 8–10, demonstrating optimal activity at 20°C and pH 8. MNL has a preference for substrates with medium chains with the best activity being 3768.6 U/mg using <i>p</i>-nitrophenyl decanoate as a substrate. Remarkably, MNL showed enhanced enzymatic activity in the presence of ionic surfactants and displayed notable resilience when exposed to proteases. Washing performance analysis further revealed MNL's high proficiency in removing oil-based stains from fabrics. Collectively, these results suggest that MNL holds significant promise as a valuable component in laundry detergent formulations.</p>","PeriodicalId":17083,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Surfactants and Detergents","volume":"28 2","pages":"239-250"},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2024-08-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142219652","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Surface activity and wetting behavior of branched short-chain anionic perfluorinated/cationic hydrocarbon surfactant blends in dilute solutions","authors":"Mengyuan Peng, Min Sha, Ding Zhang, Biao Jiang","doi":"10.1002/jsde.12792","DOIUrl":"10.1002/jsde.12792","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Conventional perfluorooctane sulfonyl fluorosurfactants (PFOS) have caused great harm to human health and the environment, but the irreplaceable properties of fluorosurfactants offer great values. To this end, we have synthesized a highly surface active, environmentally friendly sulfonate surfactant (PBSA) with a perfluorinated branched short chain and systematically investigated its thermal stability, surface properties, wetting performance, and so forth. The minimal surface tension (<i>γ</i><sub>CMC</sub>) and critical micelle concentration (CMC) of the aqueous solution of PBSA were 22.70 mN/m and 0.067 mmol/L, respectively. In addition, the binary system of PBSA and cetyltrimethylammonium bromide (CTAB) exhibited excellent synergistic effects: <i>γ</i><sub>CMC</sub> and CMC values were reduced to 18.94 mN/m and 0.008 mmol/L. Moreover, the PBSA/CTAB mixed solution exhibited superb wetting ability: it could achieve complete wetting of PTFE plates at low concentrations (1.82 × 10<sup>−3</sup> mol/L), with a minimum wetting concentration of only 2.84 × 10<sup>−5</sup> mol/L.</p>","PeriodicalId":17083,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Surfactants and Detergents","volume":"28 2","pages":"215-223"},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2024-08-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141920690","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Synthesis and properties of pH-dependent Gemini surfactant containing tripeptide structure","authors":"Fu Han, Ziyu Song, Tianyu Cao, Mingmin Guo","doi":"10.1002/jsde.12790","DOIUrl":"10.1002/jsde.12790","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Amino acid surfactants have mild performance and are sourced from renewable biomass. Compared to classical surfactants, Gemini surfactants have superior properties. The amino acid Gemini surfactants are believed to be adopted more widely. The Gemini surfactant with tripeptide structure, sodium di(lauroyl glutamyl) lysine (DLGL), was prepared by amidation utilizing methyl laurate, glutamate and lysine and characterized by <sup>1</sup>H NMR, <sup>13</sup>C NMR and MS. Additionally, the pKa value, surface activities, aggregation, foaming properties and emulsifying attributes of the DLGL surfactant in aqueous solution with varied pH values were examined. The results indicate that the protonation-deprotonation behavior of the DLGL surfactant is highly dependent on pH values. The surface tension, critical micelle concentration (<i>cmc</i>), foamability and foam stability exhibited superior performance at pH 6 and 7. Conversely, superior emulsifying ability was observed at pH 9 and 10. Moreover, the spherical vesicles were formed by the DLGL surfactant at pH 6, 7 or 8 while the micelles were generated at pH 9 or 10.</p>","PeriodicalId":17083,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Surfactants and Detergents","volume":"28 1","pages":"189-199"},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2024-08-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141932732","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Insect oils as sustainable feedstock for natural alcohols","authors":"Renke Rommerskirchen","doi":"10.1002/jsde.12789","DOIUrl":"10.1002/jsde.12789","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Current natural sources of mid-cut alcohol (MCA), a key ingredient in cleaning formulations, present several challenges. One solution is to use insect oils instead of palm kernel oil (PKO) or coconut oil (CNO). In particular, black soldier fly (BSF) larvae oil is a promising raw material that provides a sustainable, natural feedstock for MCA. The estimation of its PCF leads to strongly negative values, driven by a very low land use change. The fact that low-value by-products are upgraded by BSF larvae is an additional advantage and avoids any competition with food crops. This study shows that BSF larvae oil can be a drop-in replacement for PKO and CNO, leading to more sustainable ingredients for cleaning formulations. The technical proof of principle for the production of fatty alcohols has been demonstrated and up-scaling to large commercial volumes should be straightforward. A potential barrier to consumer acceptance is expected to be lowered in the future. In certain regions or applications, successful market entry may already be possible today.</p>","PeriodicalId":17083,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Surfactants and Detergents","volume":"27 6","pages":"847-856"},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2024-07-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141880632","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Removal of sodium dodecyl benzene sulfonate using bagasse fly ash and surface functionalized modified fly ash from aqueous solutions","authors":"Arun Kumar, Alok Kumar Singh, Kaman Singh, Anil Mishra, Utkarsh Dixit, Ankita Agarwal","doi":"10.1002/jsde.12787","DOIUrl":"10.1002/jsde.12787","url":null,"abstract":"<p>This study explores the efficacy of a cost-effective, functionalized adsorbent derived from bagasse fly ash (FA) for the removal of the surfactant sodium dodecylbenzene sulfonate (SDBS) from aqueous solutions. The raw bagasse FA underwent a modification process involving reflux with TiO<sub>2</sub> in NaOH at 100°C for 24 h, resulting in a modified fly ash (MFA). Comparative analyses of the sorbents were conducted using scanning electron microscopy (SEM), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), powder X-ray diffraction (pXRD), Brunauer–Emmett–Teller (BET) surface analysis, and Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR). The surface area of the original FA was found to be 10.795 m<sup>2</sup> g<sup>−1</sup>, which increased to 30.597 m<sup>2</sup> g<sup>−1</sup> postmodification. Similarly, the crystallinity of FA was initially 49.36% and enhanced to 79.70% after the modification process. The adsorption process of SDBS onto both FA and MFA were found to follow pseudo-second-order kinetics. Moreover, the Langmuir adsorption isotherm was the most fitting model, as evidenced by the <i>R</i><sup>2</sup> values at 298 K for SDBS-FA (0.99) and SDBS-MFA (0.99), both of which are remarkably close to unity. The dimensionless separation factor (<i>R</i><sub>L</sub>) was determined to be less than one, indicating favorable adsorption. The maximum adsorption capacities predicted by the Langmuir model are 156.00 mg/g for FA and a notably higher 231.48 mg/g for MFA. Thermodynamic analysis revealed a positive change in enthalpy (Δ<i>H</i><sup>o</sup>) for SDBS-FA and SDBS-MFA of 54.50 and 124.48 KJ mol<sup>−1</sup>, respectively, suggesting endothermic adsorption. Additionally, the Gibbs free energy (Δ<i>G</i><sup>o</sup>) was negative for both SDBS-FA and SDBS-MFA, suggesting that the adsorption of SDBS is spontaneous.</p>","PeriodicalId":17083,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Surfactants and Detergents","volume":"28 1","pages":"171-188"},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2024-07-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141862971","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Maria Inez C. Barata, Matheus Henrique C. Cavalcanti, Raquel D. Rufino, Fabíola Carolina G. de Almeida, Leonie A. Sarubbo
{"title":"Optimized production and properties of biosurfactant from Bacillus invictae UCP1617 and its performance in a detergent formulation for environmental applications","authors":"Maria Inez C. Barata, Matheus Henrique C. Cavalcanti, Raquel D. Rufino, Fabíola Carolina G. de Almeida, Leonie A. Sarubbo","doi":"10.1002/jsde.12788","DOIUrl":"10.1002/jsde.12788","url":null,"abstract":"<p>This work describes the production of a novel biosurfactant produced by the bacterium <i>Bacillus invictae</i> UCP1617 cultivated using an alternative substrate and its use in the formulation of an eco-friendly detergent. A factorial design was used to optimize agitation, temperature, and inoculum size in a mineral medium containing 1.5% corn steep liquor in 100-mL shake flasks. The best conditions (175 rpm, 28°C, and 4% inoculum) were used to scale up biosurfactant production in a 50-L bioreactor. Surface tension of the fermentation medium decreased from 69.5 to 30.2 mN/m within 72 h. The biosurfactant exhibited a critical micelle concentration (CMC) of 0.900 ± 0.08 g/L. The biosurfactant formed stable oil-in-water emulsions of motor oil and petroleum, achieving emulsification indices of 90.80% and 99.00%, respectively. An eco-friendly detergent was formed that included biosurfactant at several different concentrations, 0.2 (wt) % hydroxyethyl cellulose and 0.2% potassium sorbate. The detergent remained stable under extreme conditions of pH, temperature, and salinity when stored for 90 days. The detergent was nontoxic to cabbage, cherry tomato plants, and the microcrustacean <i>Artemia salina</i>. A detergent formulation containing biosurfactant at the CMC completely dispersed motor oil in seawater at a 1:1 surfactant/oil (vol/vol) ratio and removed 99.21% of motor oil (20 mL) contained in 60 g of clayey soil. The detergent removed 98.42% of the oil adhered to a glass surface and removed 75.00% of motor oil adsorbed to a porous surface. The application of this biosurfactant as an environmentally friendly additive for remediation processes is feasible.</p>","PeriodicalId":17083,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Surfactants and Detergents","volume":"28 1","pages":"155-169"},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2024-07-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141783634","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Kannan Jamuna, Amal Tom Sebastian, Senthilmurugan Subbiah, Narayanan Selvapalam, Sivakumar Shanmugam
{"title":"Phenanthridium-based conjugated probe for selective detection of anionic surfactant","authors":"Kannan Jamuna, Amal Tom Sebastian, Senthilmurugan Subbiah, Narayanan Selvapalam, Sivakumar Shanmugam","doi":"10.1002/jsde.12785","DOIUrl":"10.1002/jsde.12785","url":null,"abstract":"<p>The quaternary ammonium complex of (2-(methylthio)indeno[1,2,3-gh]phenanthridin-1-yl)(phenyl)methanone (QAC) has been employed as a new and simple fluorescence sensor for detection of the anionic surfactant; sodium dodecyl sulphate (SDS), through fluorescence light-up. The generation of electrostatic interaction and associated intermolecular arrangement between the probe and anionic surfactant is responsible for the fluorescence enhancement and subsequent selectivity towards the anionic surfactant. Concurrently, the probe was unaltered by the presence of cationic and non-ionic systems. Utilizing this property, we were able to construct a facile and efficient method for the detection of anionic surfactants, featuring LOD values up to 1.1 μM concentrations in dimethylsulfoxide solvent. The light-up detection was also confirmed via lifetime studies, with superior increments in average lifetime decay values (0.33–2.7 ns). The practical/real-time applications of probe QAC as a sensor have also been investigated and successfully demonstrated via its ability to detect anionic surfactants from commercially available home usage products.</p>","PeriodicalId":17083,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Surfactants and Detergents","volume":"28 1","pages":"147-153"},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2024-07-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141644124","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Increase proportion of di-rhamnolipids biosynthesized from Pseudomonas aeruginosa and evaluation of relationship between activity and di-rhamnolipids proportion","authors":"Yuting Wu, Baohang Wang, Yanru Wang, Yitong Yang, Feng Zhao","doi":"10.1002/jsde.12786","DOIUrl":"10.1002/jsde.12786","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Rhamnolipids, simply divided into mono-rhamnolipids and di-rhamnolipids, their physicochemical properties are structure-dependent. This study explored to increase the proportion of di-rhamnolipids biosynthesized from <i>Pseudomonas aeruginosa</i> and evaluate the relationship between activity and di-rhamnolipids proportions. <i>P. aeruginosa</i> SGrhlC was constructed by increasing the <i>rhlC</i> gene in <i>P. aeruginosa</i> SG. HPLC-MS results indicated that SGrhlC produced more di-rhamnolipids (62.32%) than that of the wild-type strain SG (45.24%). Both the species and proportion of di-rhamnolipids were increased, mainly Rha-Rha-C<sub>8</sub>-C<sub>10</sub> and Rha-Rha-C<sub>10</sub>-C<sub>10</sub>. The rhamnolipids produced by SGrhlC was thermostable and salt-tolerant. The SGrhlC rhamnolipids decreased surface tension of water to 27.0 mN/m with a critical micelle concentration (CMC) of 50 mg/L and emulsified crude oil with an emulsification index of 66.9 ± 1.5%. The SGrhlC rhamnolipids exhibited antimicrobial activity against <i>Staphylococcus aureus</i> and <i>Cladosporium</i> sp. with IC50 (half maximal inhibitory concentration) values less than 15 mg/L, and washed 73.02% ± 1.77% of oil from petroleum-contaminated soil. Physicochemical activities of three bacterial rhamnolipids varied with their di-rhamnolipids proportions. Results indicated that the higher proportions of di-rhamnolipids were, the lower CMC, better surface activity and higher washing oil rate were, while the weaker emulsifying activity and lower antimicrobial activity were. The SGrhlC rhamnolipids showed better surface activity and a lower critical micelle concentration, which was superior for wetting, foaming, desorbing and dispersing. This study revealed that <i>P. aeruginosa</i> can be genetically regulated to biosynthesize rhamnolipids with specific structure. Perspectives of the customized biosynthesis and applications of rhamnolipids were also discussed.</p>","PeriodicalId":17083,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Surfactants and Detergents","volume":"27 5","pages":"813-821"},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2024-07-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141609834","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Synergistic anti-cancer and antimicrobial effects of Ganoderma lucidum and Lentinus edodes mushroom extracts-loaded niosomes","authors":"Saeed Zalnezhad, Mahboubeh Adeli-Sardou, Maryam Roostaee, Mahmood Barani, Mohammad Mirzaei, Ghasem Sargazi","doi":"10.1002/jsde.12782","DOIUrl":"10.1002/jsde.12782","url":null,"abstract":"<p>This study investigates the potential synergy effect of <i>Ganoderma lucidum</i> and <i>Lentinus edodes</i> mushroom extracts delivered through niosomes (composed of Span 40, Tween 40, and cholesterol) for anti-cancer and antimicrobial applications. GC–MS analysis revealed bioactive compounds such as d-limonene, ascorbic acid, and ergosterol in the extracts, known for their anti-cancer and antimicrobial effects. The niosomal formulations exhibited improved physical properties, with sizes ranging from 96 to 160 nm and polydispersity index (PDI) values in the range of 0.29–0.54, suggesting that the niosomes had an acceptable size distribution and homogeneity. In cell culture studies, the niosomal formulations demonstrated significant cytotoxic effects on A549 lung cancer cells, with the combination of both extracts leading to a notable decrease in cell viability to 14.86%. Additionally, the combination of <i>G. lucidum</i> and <i>L. edodes</i> extracts in niosomal form showed varying and potent antimicrobial properties against pathogenic bacteria (<i>Pseudomonas aeruginosa</i> and <i>Staphylococcus aureus</i>) and fungi (<i>Candida albicans</i>) with lower minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) values compared to their free form, indicating a potential synergistic effect. The findings highlight the potential synergistic anti-cancer and antimicrobial effects of the combined mushroom extracts delivered through niosomes, offering valuable insights for developing novel drug delivery systems.</p>","PeriodicalId":17083,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Surfactants and Detergents","volume":"28 1","pages":"133-145"},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2024-07-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141614763","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Poonam Chauhan, Prithwidip Saha, Thiruvancheril G. Gopakumar, Ramesh Ramapanicker
{"title":"Microscopic growth of pyridinium oxime based amphipathic on graphite: Effect of relative position of substituents","authors":"Poonam Chauhan, Prithwidip Saha, Thiruvancheril G. Gopakumar, Ramesh Ramapanicker","doi":"10.1002/jsde.12783","DOIUrl":"10.1002/jsde.12783","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Amphipathic molecules with surfactant like properties have several applications ranging from healthcare to the chemical industry. Their ability to form thin films on surfaces with ordered and controllable patterns determines their applicability. Here, we report two pyridinium oxime-based surfactants, which possess similar aggregation properties in solution, but exhibit substantially different assembly on highly oriented pyrolytic graphite (HOPG) surface. The two compounds are regioisomers with the oxime unit placed either in <i>meta</i> or <i>para</i> position of the pyridinium ring. While the <i>para</i> isomer assembled to anisotropic one-dimensional (1D) islands and long rod-like structures, the <i>meta</i> isomer formed two-dimensional (2D) islands on the HOPG surface. This difference is rationalized through molecular level force-field calculations that show anisotropy in the growth of the <i>para</i> isomer resulting from an effective overlap of the alkyl chains and oxime groups, which is distinctly not feasible in the assembly of the <i>meta</i> isomer. The assembly of these compounds is compared with another oxime-containing compound of similar structure, but without the charged pyridinium unit. The charged unit seems to be crucial for the preferential formation of multilayer islands even at low coverage.</p>","PeriodicalId":17083,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Surfactants and Detergents","volume":"28 1","pages":"123-132"},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2024-07-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141572671","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}