Effect of microbial treatment on the prevention and removal of paraffin deposits on stainless steel surfaces

Bioresource Technology

Volumn 124, Issue , 2012, Pages 227-232

  Xiao, Meng ^a   Li, Wen Hong ^b   Lu, Mang ^c   Zhang, Zhong Zhi ^a   Luo, Yi Jing ^a   Qiao, Wei ^a   Sun, Shan Shan ^a   Zhong, Wei Zhang ^a   Zhang, Min ^a  

^a CHINA UNIVERSITY OF PETROLEUM   (China)

^b Institute of Exploitation and Development of Petrochina Changqing Oilfiled   (China)

^c JINGDEZHEN CERAMIC INSTITUTE   (China)

Author keywords

Adhesion work; Biosurfactant; Hydrophobicity; Paraffin deposition; Wettability

Indexed keywords

AQUEOUS PHASE; BIO SURFACTANT; BIOSURFACTANT PRODUCTION; MICROBIAL TREATMENT; OIL DROPLETS; PARAFFIN DEPOSITION; REMOVAL EFFICIENCIES; STAINLESS STEEL SURFACE;

ADHESION; BIOMOLECULES; COALESCENCE; CONTACT ANGLE; DEPOSITS; DROPS; HYDROPHOBICITY; STRAIN; SURFACE ACTIVE AGENTS; WETTING;

PARAFFINS;

BIOSURFACTANT; FAT DROPLET; OIL; PARAFFIN; STAINLESS STEEL;

ADHESION; COALESCENCE; HYDROPHOBICITY; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; STEEL; SURFACTANT; WETTABILITY;

AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ARTICLE; BACILLUS LICHENIFORMIS; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM ADHERENCE; CONTACT ANGLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; WETTABILITY;

BACTERIAL ADHESION; PARAFFIN; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; SPECTROSCOPY, FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED; STAINLESS STEEL; SURFACE TENSION;

EID: 84866144590     PISSN: 09608524     EISSN: 18732976     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2012.07.063     Document Type: Article

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