Stabilization of water/gas oil emulsions by desulfurizing cells of Gordonia alkanivorans RIPI90A

Microbiology

Volumn 153, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 1573-1581

  Mohebali, Ghasemali ^a   Ball, Andrew ^b   Kaytash, Ashk ^a   Rasekh, Behnam ^a  

^a RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF PETROLEUM INDUSTRY RIPI   (Iran)

^b FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIESEL FUEL; OIL; SURFACTANT;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL CELL; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BIOREACTOR; BIOTRANSFORMATION; CELL ACTIVITY; CELL GROWTH; CELL SURFACE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DESULFURIZATION; EMULSION; GAS; GORDONIA; HYDROPHOBICITY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURFACE TENSION; WHOLE CELL;

ACTINOMYCETALES; BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; BIPHENYL COMPOUNDS; EMULSIONS; GASES; OILS; THIOPHENES; WATER;

GORDONIA ALKANIVORANS;

EID: 34249068983     PISSN: 13500872     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1099/mic.0.2006/002543-0     Document Type: Article

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