Enhanced bioremediation of n-alkane in petroleum sludge using bacterial consortium amended with rhamnolipid and micronutrients

Bioresource Technology

Volumn 90, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 159-168

  Rahman, K S M ^a   Rahman, Thahira J ^a   Kourkoutas, Y ^a   Petsas, I ^a   Marchant, R ^a   Banat, I M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ULSTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bacterial consortium; Bioaugmentation; Bioremediation; Rhamnolipid; Tank bottom sludge

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; BIODEGRADATION; BIOREMEDIATION; CRUDE PETROLEUM; SOIL TESTING; STATISTICAL TESTS;

BIOAUGMENTATION;

SLUDGE DISPOSAL;

ALKANE; BIOSURFACTANT; LIPID; PETROLEUM; TRACE ELEMENT;

BACTERIUM; BIODEGRADATION; BIOREMEDIATION; SLUDGE;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIUM; BIODEGRADATION; BIOREMEDIATION; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); INCUBATION TIME; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SLUDGE TREATMENT; SOIL POLLUTION; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; SURFACE TENSION;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 0042168786     PISSN: 09608524     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0960-8524(03)00114-7     Document Type: Article

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