Treatment of oilfield produced water by waste stabilization ponds: Biodegradation of petroleum-derived materials

Bioresource Technology

Volumn 100, Issue 24, 2009, Pages 6229-6235

  Shpiner, R ^a   Liu, G ^a   Stuckey, D C ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Biodegradation; Biotransformation; Petroleum derived materials; Produced water; Waste stabilization ponds

Indexed keywords

AEROBIC AND ANAEROBIC CONDITIONS; BIOLOGICAL TREATABILITY; BIOTRANSFORMATION; CHEMICAL-OXYGEN DEMANDS; COD REMOVAL; DERIVED MATERIALS; DIFFERENT PROCESS; EFFLUENT RECYCLE; HYDRAULIC RETENTION TIME; LOW LEVEL; OIL AND GREASE; OIL SKIMMING; PETROLEUM-DERIVED MATERIALS; PRODUCED WATER; WASTE STABILISATION POND; WASTE STABILIZATION PONDS;

BIOCHEMISTRY; BIODEGRADATION; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; DEGRADATION; EFFLUENTS; HEAVY METALS; HEAVY WATER; LAKES; METAL RECOVERY; MICROBIOLOGY; OIL FIELDS; OXYGEN; REMOVAL; STABILIZATION; WASTE TREATMENT; WASTEWATER TREATMENT; WATER RECYCLING; WATER TREATMENT;

STABILIZATION PONDS;

HEAVY METAL; HEXANE; METHANOL; OXYGEN; PETROLEUM; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

BIODEGRADATION; BIOTRANSFORMATION; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; HEAVY METAL; OIL FIELD; PETROLEUM; POND; STABILIZATION; WASTE TREATMENT; WATER TREATMENT; WELLHEAD;

ACINETOBACTER; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BIOCHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; BIODEGRADATION; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; CHLORELLA; CHLORELLA SOROKINIANA; CHLORELLA VULGARIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISPERSION; EFFLUENT; EVAPORATION; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; MARINOBACTER; OIL INDUSTRY; PAENIBACILLUS; PHOTOBIOREACTOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDOMONAS PUTIDA; RALSTONIA; RECYCLING; RHODOCOCCUS; SCENEDESMUS; SEPARATION TECHNIQUE; WASTE COMPONENT REMOVAL; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT;

AEROBIOSIS; ANAEROBIOSIS; BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; BIOREACTORS; CHLOROPHYLL; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; OXYGEN; PETROLEUM; SOLID PHASE EXTRACTION; SOLUBILITY; SOLVENTS; TIME FACTORS; VOLATILIZATION; WASTE DISPOSAL, FLUID;

EID: 69049102923     PISSN: 09608524     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2009.07.005     Document Type: Article

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