Jatropha Oil Derived Sophorolipids: Production and Characterization as Laundry Detergent Additive

Table 5

Effect of water hardness on emulsifying property and stability of SLJO and Triton X-100.

Hardness	SLJO		Triton X-100
	Emulsification activity (𝐴600)	Decay constant (𝐾𝑑)	Emulsification activity (𝐴600)	Decay constant (𝐾𝑑)
Distilled water	1.9725	−1.3824	0.789	−1.8432
Moderately hard water	1.846	−1.8432	1.0665	−3.6288
Hard water	0.779	−3.0528	1.531	−3.312