Biosurfactant-producing and oil-degrading Bacillus subtilis strains enhance oil recovery in laboratory sand-pack columns

Journal of Hazardous Materials

Volumn 261, Issue , 2013, Pages 106-113

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

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINHO   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AVEIRO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Bacillus subtilis; Biodegradation; Biosurfactant; MEOR; Sand pack column

Indexed keywords

BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACILLUS SUBTILIS STRAINS; BIO SURFACTANT; BIOSURFACTANT PRODUCTION; ENHANCE OIL RECOVERIES; MEOR; MICROBIAL ENHANCED OIL RECOVERY (MEOR); OIL RECOVERY OPERATIONS;

BIODEGRADATION; BIOMOLECULES; ENHANCED RECOVERY; HYDROCARBONS; MICROORGANISMS; MIXTURES; PETROLEUM RESERVOIR ENGINEERING; SURFACE ACTIVE AGENTS; VISCOSITY;

WELL STIMULATION;

ALKANE; BIOSURFACTANT; HYDROCARBON; OIL; PETROLEUM;

BACTERIUM; BIODEGRADATION; BIOLOGICAL PRODUCTION; BIOTECHNOLOGY; CAPILLARITY; ENHANCED OIL RECOVERY; HYDROCARBON RESERVOIR; METABOLITE; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; SURFACTANT; VISCOSITY;

ARTICLE; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIAL STRAIN; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; MICROORGANISM; NONHUMAN; REDUCTION; SAND; SIMULATION; SUPERNATANT; VISCOSITY;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BIODEGRADATION; BIOSURFACTANT; MEOR; SAND-PACK COLUMN;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS; HYDROCARBONS; PETROLEUM; SILICON DIOXIDE; SURFACE-ACTIVE AGENTS; VISCOSITY;

EID: 84881008160     PISSN: 03043894     EISSN: 18733336     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2013.06.071     Document Type: Article

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