Engineering rhamnolipid biosurfactants as agents for microbial enhanced oil recovery

Proceedings - SPE International Symposium on Oilfield Chemistry

Volumn , Issue , 2007, Pages 229-237

  Fang, Xiangdong ^a   Wang, Qinhong ^c   Bai, Baojun ^a   Liu, Xi Cai ^c   Tang, Yongchun ^c   Shuler, Patrick J ^a   Goddard II, Willliam A ^b  

^a Atlas Wireline Services

^b CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^c NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOSURFACTANTS; GENETIC CODES; MICROBIAL ENHANCED OIL RECOVERY; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; RHAMNOLIPIDS;

LIPIDS; MICROORGANISMS; PATHOGENS; RENEWABLE ENERGY RESOURCES; SURFACE ACTIVE AGENTS; TOXICITY;

ENHANCED RECOVERY;

EID: 34249332764     PISSN: 10461779     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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