A new technique for measurement of oil biodegradation

Petroleum Science and Technology

Volumn 27, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 666-677

  Zekri, A Y ^a   Abou Kassem, J H ^a   Shedid, S A ^b  

^a UNITED ARAB EMIRATES UNIVERSITY   (United Arab Emirates)

^b TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bioremediation; Crude oil; Degradation; Microbial enhanced oil recover; Salinity; Temperature; Thermophilic bacteria

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; BACTERIOLOGY; BIOREMEDIATION; CRUDE OIL; DEGRADATION; SEAWATER; SODIUM CHLORIDE; TEMPERATURE;

ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; HIGH-TEMPERATURE ENVIRONMENT; LOW SALT CONCENTRATION; MICROBIAL ENHANCED OIL RECOVER; RESERVOIR TEMPERATURES; SALINITY; SODIUM CHLORIDE (NACL); THERMOPHILIC BACTERIA;

BIODEGRADATION;

EID: 67650128708     PISSN: 10916466     EISSN: 15322459     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10916460802105609     Document Type: Article

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