Aerobic biodegradation of organic compounds in hydraulic fracturing fluids

Biodegradation

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 271-287

  Kekacs, Daniel ^a   Drollette, Brian D ^b   Brooker, Michael ^a   Plata, Desiree L ^b   Mouser, Paula J ^a  

^a The Ohio State University   (United States)

^b YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Acetone; Aerobic biodegradation; Hydraulic fracturing fluid; Organic additives; Pseudomonas; Shale energy development

Indexed keywords

ACETONE; BACTERIA; BIODEGRADATION; CARBON; HYDRAULIC FRACTURING; LAKES; MICROBIOLOGY; MICROORGANISMS; MIXTURES; ORGANIC CARBON; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; RNA; SHALE;

AEROBIC BIODEGRADATION; BIODEGRADATION POTENTIALS; DISSOLVED ORGANIC CARBON; ENERGY DEVELOPMENT; LABORATORY EXPERIMENTS; ORGANIC ADDITIVES; PSEUDOMONAS; SUBSTRATE CONCENTRATIONS;

FRACTURING FLUIDS;

ACETONE; ANOXIC CONDITIONS; BACTERIUM; BIODEGRADATION; DISSOLVED ORGANIC CARBON; HYDRAULIC FRACTURE; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ORGANIC COMPOUND; RNA; SHALE;

PSEUDOMONADACEAE; PSEUDOMONAS;

ALCOHOL DERIVATIVE; BACTERIAL DNA; CARBON; FRESH WATER; ORGANIC COMPOUND; RNA 16S; SEWAGE; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND;

BIOREMEDIATION; CHEMISTRY; FRACKING; GENETICS; LAKE; MICROBIAL CONSORTIUM; MICROBIOLOGY; SALINITY; SEWAGE;

ALCOHOLS; BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; CARBON; DNA, BACTERIAL; FRESH WATER; HYDRAULIC FRACKING; LAKES; MICROBIAL CONSORTIA; ORGANIC CHEMICALS; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 16S; SALINITY; SEWAGE; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; WATER MICROBIOLOGY;

EID: 84933671919     PISSN: 09239820     EISSN: 15729729     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10532-015-9733-6     Document Type: Article

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