Biosurfactantenhanced removal of total petroleum hydrocarbons from ...
By using mass% of rhamnolipids, surfactin, Tween 80, and Triton X100, the TPH removal for the soil contaminated with ca. 3,000 mg TPH/kg dry soil was 23%, 14%, 6%, and 4%, respectively, while removal efficiency increased to 63%, 62%, 40%, and 35%, respectively, for the soil contaminated with ca. 9000 mg TPH/kg dry soil.