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Table 3 Energy properties of conditioned surfaces including the total surface free energy, the Lifshitz-van der Waals component, the Lewis acid–base properties, the electron acceptor component, the electron donor component and the surface hydrophobicity

From: Purification and characterization of a surfactin-like molecule produced by Bacillus sp. H2O-1 and its antagonistic effect against sulfate reducing bacteria

SURFACE/TREATMENT

γLW(mJ/m2)

γ-(mJ/m2)

γ+(mJ/m2)

γAB(mJ/m2)

γTOT(mJ/m2)

ΔGlLw(mJ/m2)

Control

42.02

2.68

0.85

−3.03

41

−98.7

AMS H2O-1

57.22

0.95

26.94

−10.11

47.11

−13.8

Surfactin

68.57

0.5

42.16

−9.19

59.39

23.7

Control

29.03

2.59

1.6

−4.07

24.96

−119.1

AMS H2O-1

47.08

0.04

14.03

−1.46

45.62

−51.0

Surfactin

62.71

0.63

54.11

−11.64

51.07

39.3

CARBON STEEL

      

Control

75.55

2.81

40.71

−21.37

54.17

17.7

AMS H2O-1

64.68

3.5

7.68

−10.37

54.31

−81.0

Surfactin

71.69

1.5

49.77

−17.27

54.42

30.2

GALVANIZED STEEL

      

Control

35.09

0.66

4.93

−3.61

31.48

−97.9

AMS H2O-1

16.69

1.24

43.14

−14.61

2.08

−6.8

Surfactin

49.71

1.72

64.89

−21.1

28.61

42.7

POLYSTYRENE

      

Control

43.87

1.45

9.78

−7.53

36.34

−69.3

AMS H2O-1

62.1

1.07

18.77

−8.95

53.15

−32.1

Surfactin

48.01

0.37

8.96

−3.62

44.4

−70.5