Research Article

Factorial Design to Optimize Biosurfactant Production by Yarrowia lipolytica

Table 1

Experimental range and levels of the independent variables used in the 2 4 full factorial design for the nitrogen source study.

Variable (g  l 1 )Level
1 01

Peptone ( 𝑥 1 )06.412.8
Yeast extract ( 𝑥 2 )51015
Ammonium sulfate ( 𝑥 3 )0510
Urea ( 𝑥 4 )00.10.2