Effectiveness and microbial impact of N-acetyl-L-isoleucine-N’-n-Octylamide organogelator used to solidify oil spilled in fresh water
Stanislav R. Stoyanov·Mildred Becerra·Lindsay J. Hounjet·J. Q. Zhang·Y Zhang·Md Hosnay Mobarok·Evgeniya Hristova·Edwina Ngo·Derek Chao·Nayereh Saborimanesh
Abstract Phase-selective organogelators are spill-treating agents that self-assemble within oil slicks on water to render the oil a semi-solid, which can facilitate its containment and recovery from the environment. Gelators are often built from natural products and oleophilic moieties to impart phase-selectivity, while making them applicable as spill-treating agents offering net environmental benefits. We synthesize and investigate the effectiveness of N-acetyl-L-isoleucine-N’-n-octylamide (Ac-