Isolation and study of microorganisms from oil samples for application in Microbial Enhanced Oil Recovery

International Biodeterioration and Biodegradation

Volumn 68, Issue , 2012, Pages 56-64

  Gudiña, Eduardo J ^a   Pereira, Jorge F B ^b   Rodrigues, Lígia R ^a   Coutinho, João A P ^b   Teixeira, José A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINHO   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AVEIRO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Bacillus; Biosurfactant; Degradation; Hydrocarbon; MEOR; Microbial Enhanced Oil Recovery

Indexed keywords

ALKYL CHAIN; ANAEROBIC CONDITIONS; BACILLUS STRAIN; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BIO SURFACTANT; BIO-SURFACTANTS; BIOSURFACTANT PRODUCTION; CAPILLARY FORCE; EMULSIFYING ACTIVITY; ENHANCED OIL RECOVERY; EXTRACELLULAR; HEAVY OIL FRACTIONS; HIGH TEMPERATURE; HYDROCARBON MIXTURE; ISOLATION AND IDENTIFICATION; LOW ENERGY CONSUMPTION; MEOR; N-ALKANES; OIL RECOVERIES; OIL RESERVOIRS; OIL SAMPLES;

BACILLI; BACTERIOLOGY; BIOMOLECULES; CRUDE OIL; DEGRADATION; EMULSIFICATION; ENERGY UTILIZATION; HEAVY OIL PRODUCTION; HYDROCARBONS; MICROORGANISMS; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; PARAFFINS; PETROLEUM RESERVOIRS; RECOVERY; SECONDARY RECOVERY; SURFACE ACTIVE AGENTS; SURFACE TENSION;

PETROLEUM RESERVOIR ENGINEERING;

BACTERIUM; BIODEGRADATION; CAPILLARY PRESSURE; CRUDE OIL; ENHANCED OIL RECOVERY; FLUIDIZATION; GROWTH RATE; HIGH TEMPERATURE; HYDROCARBON RESERVOIR; METABOLITE; SAMPLING; SURFACE TENSION; SURFACTANT;

BACILLUS (BACTERIUM); BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 84856017590     PISSN: 09648305     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ibiod.2012.01.001     Document Type: Article

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