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Emulsan is an extracellular emulsifying agent produced by the hydrocarbon-degrading Acinetobacter species RAG-1. In this study emulsan production of Acinetobacter calcpaceticus RAG-1 was investigated under various culture modes such as batch, fed-batch, membrane cell recycle, and continuous culture. The productions of emulsan under both ethanol-sufficient fed-batch and membrane cell recycle cultures were all 15.0U/ml, which was 53% increase in emulsan activity compared to that of pH controlled batch culture. Emulsan production was found to be strongly dependent on the residual ethanol concentration. In continuous culture the emulsan productivity increased with dilution rate.