Microbial degradation of biosurfactant dispersed oil

2005 International Oil Spill Conference, IOSC 2005

Volumn , Issue , 2005, Pages 4744-4748

  Crescenzi, Francesco ^a,b   Camilli, Marcello ^a   Fascetti, Eugenio ^a   Porcelli, Filippo ^a   Prosperi, Giulio ^a   Sacceddu, Pasquale ^a  

^a ENI S P A   (Italy)

^b ILLINOIS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHEMICALLY DISPERSED OIL; MICROBIAL DEGRADATION; OLIGOTROPHIC NATURAL SEA WATER; WATER/HEXADECANE INTERFACE;

BIODEGRADATION; CRUDE PETROLEUM; HYDROCARBONS; MICROORGANISMS; SEAWATER; SURFACE ACTIVE AGENTS;

DISPERSIONS;

EID: 33646017139     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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