Enhancement of bunker oil biodesulfurization by adding surfactant

World Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 103-108

  Li, Wangliang ^a,b   Jiang, Xia ^b,c  

^a INSTITUTE OF PROCESS ENGINEERING   (China)

^b NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

^c SICHUAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Biodesulfurization; Bunker oil; Surfactant; Viscosity

Indexed keywords

2-HYDROXYBIPHENYL; BIODESULFURIZATION; BUNKER OIL; CARBON BOND; DIBENZOTHIOPHENES; HEAVY OIL; MIXED CULTURES; NON DESTRUCTIVE; OIL SLUDGE; REDUCED VISCOSITY; REMOVAL EFFICIENCIES; SULFUR SOURCE; TRITON X-100; TWEEN-20;

HEAVY OIL PRODUCTION; ORGANIC SOLVENTS; SULFUR; SULFUR COMPOUNDS; SULFUR DETERMINATION; TOLUENE; VISCOSITY;

SURFACE ACTIVE AGENTS;

2 HYDROXYBIPHENYL; 2-PHENYLPHENOL; BIPHENYL DERIVATIVE; DIBENZOTHIOPHENE; OCTOXINOL; OIL; POLYSORBATE; SULFUR; SULFUR DERIVATIVE; SURFACTANT; THIOPHENE DERIVATIVE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM; BIOCATALYSIS; BIOREMEDIATION; CHEMISTRY; CULTURE MEDIUM; METABOLISM;

BACTERIA; BIOCATALYSIS; BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; BIPHENYL COMPOUNDS; CULTURE MEDIA; OCTOXYNOL; OILS; POLYSORBATES; SULFUR; SULFUR COMPOUNDS; SURFACE-ACTIVE AGENTS; THIOPHENES;

EID: 84870727306     PISSN: 09593993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11274-012-1162-7     Document Type: Article

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