Research Article
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 () | Decay constant () | Emulsification activity () | Decay constant () |
| Distilled water | 1.9725 | | 0.789 | | Moderately hard water | 1.846 | | 1.0665 | | Hard water | 0.779 | | 1.531 | |
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