Production of Biosurfactants by Ascomycetes

Table 2

Different statistical strategies used for the optimization of biosurfactant production by ascomycetes.

Fungi	Type of biosurfactant	Process optimization	Optimized condition	E24 (%)/ST (mN/m)	Reference
Aspergillus ustus (MSF3)	Glycoprotein	pH, temperature, salt concentration, carbon nitrogen sources, and metals (univariate and response surface methodology)	pH 7/3% NaCl/glucose and cheapest raw/ratio C : N 3 : 2	75%	[77]
Penicillium 8CC2	—	Sources of carbon and nitrogen, pH, and production time using factorial design with repetition at the central point	Soybean oil, 20 g/L^−1; yeast extract, 30 g/L^−1; pH6	79.82%	[42]
Fusarium fujikuroi	α, β-Trehalose	pH, incubation time, agitation, and inoculum (Plackett–Burman + central rotational compound arrangement)	Temperature, agitation, and incubation time variables, significantly temperature 47 ◦C, 120 rpm for 7 days of incubation	PB: 24.08 mN/m	[59]
				CCRD: 20.08 mN/m
Fusarium oxysporum	—	Agroindustrial substrate, carbon source, nitrogen, pH, and agitation factorial design	Waste significantly influenced	67.74%	[61]

E₂₄ (%)- emulsification index, ST- surface tension.