Prospects for using native and recombinant rhamnolipid producers for microbially enhanced oil recovery

International Biodeterioration and Biodegradation

Volumn 81, Issue , 2013, Pages 133-140

  Kryachko, Yuriy ^a   Nathoo, Safia ^a   Lai, Patrick ^a   Voordouw, Johanna ^a   Prenner, Elmar J ^a   Voordouw, Gerrit ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Biosurfactant; Interfacial tension; MEOR; Recombinant; Rhamnolipid; Sandpack column

Indexed keywords

BIO SURFACTANT; MEOR; MICROBIALLY ENHANCED OIL RECOVERIES; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; RECOMBINANT; RECOMBINANT ESCHERICHIA COLI; RECOMBINANT STRAINS; RHAMNOLIPIDS;

BIOMOLECULES; CELL MEMBRANES; ENHANCED RECOVERY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FLOODS; GENES; LIPIDS; SURFACE TENSION; TRANSCRIPTION;

SURFACE ACTIVE AGENTS;

BACTERIUM; ENHANCED OIL RECOVERY; FLOODING; INCUBATION; OIL PRODUCTION; PLASMID;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA;

EID: 84876703184     PISSN: 09648305     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ibiod.2012.09.012     Document Type: Article

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