Ability of indigenous Bacillus licheniformis and Bacillus subtilis in microbial enhanced oil recovery

International Journal of Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 385-390

  Haghighat, S ^a   Akhavan Sepahy, A ^a   Mazaheri Assadi, M ^b   Pasdar, H ^a  

^a ISLAMIC AZAD UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

^b IRANIAN RESEARCH ORGANIZATION FOR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY IROST   (Iran)

Author keywords

Bacilli; Crude oil; Emulsification activity; Lipopeptide; Surface tension

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; CONTAMINATION; EMULSIFICATION; ENHANCED RECOVERY; PEPTIDES;

BACTERIUM; BIOREMEDIATION; OIL POLLUTION; SOIL POLLUTION; SURFACTANT;

ASIA; EURASIA; IRAN; MIDDLE EAST; TEHRAN;

BACILLI (CLASS); BACILLUS (BACTERIUM); BACILLUS LICHENIFORMIS; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; POSIBACTERIA;

EID: 47149118918     PISSN: 17351472     EISSN: 17352630     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03326033     Document Type: Article

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