Enhancement of recovery of residual oil using a biosurfactant slug

African Journal of Biotechnology

Volumn 5, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 453-456

  Okpokwasili, G C ^a   Ibiene, A A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PORT HARCOURT   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Biosurfactant slug; Enhanced oil recovery; Laboratory investigation; Pseudomonas species

Indexed keywords

BIOSURFACTANT; GLYCOLIPID; PETROLEUM; PHOSPHOLIPID;

ARTICLE; INCUBATION TIME; OFFSHORE OIL INDUSTRY; PSEUDOMONAS;

PSEUDOMONAS; PSEUDOMONAS SP.;

EID: 33644996472     PISSN: 16845315     EISSN: 16845315     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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