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Bioemulsifier and exopolysaccharides are industrially important biomolecules produced by microorganisms using green technology. They have applications in food, biomedical, pharmaceutical and cosmetic industries and hence high yield of both products becomes necessary. The current study showed that Brevibacillus borstelensis has a potential to produce bioemulsifier and exopolysaccharide simultaneously but yield of both products is limited. In this study, CCD-RSM has been used as experimental design to increase concentration of both products. Concentrations of glucose, monosodium glutamate, yeast extract and magnesium sulphate were process variables and concentrations of bioemulsifiers, exopolysaccharides and biomass were responses. 30 experimental runs were performed and the models from CCD were optimized by genetic algorithm and NSGA. The results from modelling and optimization techniques were compared along with validation of models. The predicted values from optimization techniques were better than experimental values. The study concluded that NSGA is most suitable to optimize multiple responses simultaneously when compared to RSM and genetic algorithm. The optimum conditions for production were 22 g/l glucose, 14 g/l monosodium glutamate, 6 g/l yeast extract and 0.6 g/l magnesium sulphate with maximum yield of 6.1, 17.6 and 2.8 g/l bioemulsifier, exopolysaccharide and biomass, respectively. Knowledge of optimum concentrations of carbon and nitrogen source will help to utilize industrial and agricultural wastes for production of both products. They have applications in environmental bioremediation by clearing oil spills. Bioemulsifiers also help in heavy metal removal from hazardous waste. Hence this will result in environmental bioremediation by utilization of wastes by employing products generated from wastes.