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15 articles for “bio-stimulant Petroleum Hydrocarbon”
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Potential of the Biokinetic Integrity of Chromolaena Odorata leaf as Bio-stimulant for Petroleum Hydrocarbon Remediation in Soil
Abstract: The biokenitic parameters of each TPH degradation in the various reactors set-up was determined in terms specific rate of TPH degradation, maximum specific rate of TPH degradation and the equilibrium or dissociation constants as well as the rate of TPH degradation (-kd) or the decay rate of TPH. The value of -kd is within the range of -0.0551 to -0.0151 for room dried and -0.0447 to 0.0118 for sundried whereas …
Published in Journal of Petroleum Engineering & Technology · Vol. 13, Issue 2, 2023 · pp. 47–75 Read article
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The Kinectics of Petroleum Hydrocarbon Degradation in Soil: The Concept of Ponderosa Lemon Integrity as Bio-stimulant
Abstract: The kinesics of petroleum hydrocarbon degradation in soil: the concept of ponderosa lemon integrity as bio-stimulant with respect to the impact of preparation condition of room and sun-dried was monitored. The kinetic values of the effect of the biostimulant dosage were monitored and the data obtained from the experimental investigation was useful in the computation of the maximum specific rate of the substrate degradation and the dissociation constant of the …
Published in Journal of Petroleum Engineering & Technology · Vol. 15, Issue 3, 2025 · pp. 22–32 Read article
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Demonstration of Percentage Reduction of Petroleum Hydrocarbon Remediation in Soil using Ponderosa Lemon Leaf as Bio-stimulant
Abstract: The study of the performance of bio-remediant was demonstrated in terms of percentage reduction of petroleum hydrocarbon remediation in soil using ponderosa lemon leaf as bio-stimulant. The bio-stimulant was introduced into two environmental conditions of room-dried and sun-dried sample and the impact of the environmental factor was considered in the contributing agent on the variation in the rate of the total hydrocarbon degradation as well as the variation in the …
Published in Journal of Petroleum Engineering & Technology · Vol. 15, Issue 3, 2025 · pp. 8–15 Read article
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Study of Crude Oil Degradation Using Bio-stimulant: The Concept of Remediation Application
Abstract: The Total Petroleum Hydrocarbon (TPH) degradation was monitored in a batch reactor with the addition of bio-stimulants of palm oil processed waste water (POPWW) and NPK fertilizer in contaminated clay soil medium. The comparative study on the performance of both bio-simulants revealed that the NPK fertilizer was more effective than the palm oil processed waste water (POPWW). This study is based on the overview on the degradation of petroleum hydrocarbon …
Published in Journal of Petroleum Engineering & Technology · Vol. 13, Issue 2, 2023 · pp. 13–23 Read article
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Comparison of Percentage Removal of Petroleum Hydrocarbon on the Effect of Biostimulant in Polluted Soil Environment Using Chromolaena odorata
Abstract: The investigation on the comparison of percentage reduction on polluted soil environment using chromolaena odorata as a bio-stimulant upon the effect of contact time revealed increase in percentage removal of total petroleum hydrocarbon (TPH). The rate of total petroleum hydrocarbon (TPH) removal was discovered to have been influenced y the mas of bio-stimulant dosage immersed or introduced into each of the bioreactor. However, as the mass of the bio-stimulant dosage …
Published in International Journal of Advance in Molecular Engineering · Vol. 2, Issue 2, 2024 · pp. 27–32 Read article
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Monitoring of Microbial Growth on Crude Oil Remediation using Processed Palm Fruit Fermented Waste Water and NKP Fertilizer
Abstract: The bacteria count was done to ascertain the microbial growth rate in each reactor and the research work demonstrates the integrity of fermented palm oil processed waste water obtained the available nutrients for the restoration of microbial activity in terms of growth as well as remediation of polluted clay soil environment for optimum utilization in terms of agricultural purposes. This study is based on the overview on the ability of …
Published in International Journal of Pollution: Prevention & Control · Vol. 1, Issue 2, 2023 · pp. 10–22 Read article
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Monitoring Total Petroleum Hydrocarbon Degradation with Influence of Grape Leaf Application as Nutrient Stimulant in Soil
Abstract: The application of the grape leaf in the treatment of petroleum hydrocarbon degradation in soil environment in investigated and the findings outline with respect to the performance of the bio-stimulant available nutrients associated with. The research reveals increase in TPH degradation in each bioreactor sampled with the room and sun-dried bio-stimulant application in the system with increase in the period of contact time. The rates in which the TPH decreases …
Published in Emerging Trends in Chemical Engineering · Vol. 13, Issue 2, 2026 · pp. 22–31 Read article
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Crude Oil Remediation in Soil Environment using Orange (Citrus sinensis) Peel
Abstract: The research on effective performance of citrus sinensis (orange) peel was monitored in crude oil remediation in loamy soil environment. Different bioreactors with different bio-stimulant dosage of 20g, 40g, 60g, 80g, 100g of room dry and sundry samples were tested to examine the performance on microbial activities on crude oil mitigation in each bioreactor. The nutrient of the bio-stimulants was determined as pH value of 6.63, total nitrogen content of …
Published in Journal of Petroleum Engineering & Technology · Vol. 13, Issue 2, 2023 · pp. 24–34 Read article
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Some Plant Extracts Potential in Cleaning Soil Environment Contaminated with Petroleum Hydrocarbon
Abstract: This research considered the trend of some agro-based plant extracts obtained from paw paw, mango and aloe-vera leaves for the purpose of treatment of a contaminated soil environment. The potential of each agro-based plant extract was tested with respect to its ability in the area of petroleum hydrocarbon clean-up in soil environment. The impact of the variation on the pH on each of the bioreactor set-up was monitored and the …
Published in Journal of Petroleum Engineering & Technology · Vol. 16, Issue 2, 2026 · pp. 27–39 Read article
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Enhancing Rhizoremediation of Petroleum Hydrocarbon-Contaminated Soil Using Brachiaria ramosa: A Review of Plant Growth Promotion and Degradation Potential
Abstract: This paper examines rhizoremediation as a sustainable and environmentally acceptable remediation technique in response to the growing problem of petroleum hydrocarbon pollution in soils. Brachiaria ramosa, a tropical grass species that may be useful in contaminated settings, is the main emphasis. A critical analysis of the literature on plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria (PGPR), microbial consortia involved in hydrocarbon breakdown, and rhizosphere-mediated degradation is conducted. There is a thorough discussion of important …
Published in Research and Reviews : A Journal of Biotechnology · Vol. 16, Issue 1, 2026 · pp. 24–41 Read article
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The Impact of Bacteria and Biostimulants on Crude Oil Breakdown in Loamy Soil
Abstract: This study investigates the influence of bacteria and biostimulants—specifically Bryophyllum pinnatum leaves soaked in both water and ethanol—on the degradation of crude oil in loamy soil. A laboratory-scale bioremediation setup was employed using a batch reactor model and first-order degradation kinetics to assess total petroleum hydrocarbon (TPH) breakdown under controlled conditions. Various analytical tools and procedures, including gas chromatography (Agilent 6890) and microbial media such as nutrient agar and mineral …
Published in International Journal of Pollution: Prevention & Control · Vol. 3, Issue 2, 2025 · pp. 15–22 Read article
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Kinetics of Soil Contaminant Degradation Enhanced by Jatropha Tanjorensis Leaf Bio-Stimulant
Abstract: The data obtained from the experiment show a high viability of the plant extracts in the biodegradation process, the maximum specific rate was determined. Also, application of Michael Menten’s equation were also applied, the maximum dissociation rate constant was obtained from lineweaver bulk plot, for both sun-dried and room dried at 100 g of CPED and CPEL as RMAX to be 1000 ppmday-1 and 555.55 ppmday-1 whereas KPTH 3190.16 ppm-1 …
Published in Journal of Catalyst & Catalysis · Vol. 11, Issue 1, 2024 · pp. 01–06 Read article
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The Positive Significance of Cymbopogon citratus (Lemon Grass) in Remediation of Crude Oil in the Environment of Soil
Abstract: The effectiveness of using lemon grass in the remediation of soil contaminated by crude oil was investigated. The material investigated is lemon grass and the potential in terms of performance was monitored with biokinetic parameters evaluation. Six samples of 1000g of soil each were polluted with 100 ml of raw crude oil. The samples were later amended with dosage of 20g, 40g, 60g, 80g and 100g of dried lemon grass …
Published in Emerging Trends in Chemical Engineering · Vol. 10, Issue 3, 2023 · pp. 13–26 Read article
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The Integrity of Bio-Stimulant Efficiency of Mint Leaf (Mentha Piperita) on Crude Oil Remediation in Soil Environment
Abstract: This research addresses the integrity of biostimulant efficiency of mint leaf (Mentha piperita) on crude oil remediation in soil environments. The soil environment consideration in this investigation is loamy and some soil properties were examined; obtained data revealed a nitrogen value of 5.82%, phosphorus value of 46.91mg/kg, potassium value of 417.51mg/kg, and hydrogen-utilizing bacteria (HUB) value of 13.19cfu/g for unpolluted loamy soil, whereas polluted soil with crude oil data are …
Published in International Journal of Pollution: Prevention & Control · Vol. 4, Issue 1, 2026 · pp. 41–47 Read article
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Properties of Biostimulant of Ponderosa Lemon for Crude Oil Remediation in Soil Environment
Abstract: The effect of petroleum hydrocarbon on soil environment contributes to low performance of microbes and plant yield. This study investigates the potential of grape leaf (Ponderosa lemon) on hydrocarbon constituents of crude oil contaminated soil. Freshly harvested grape leaf was washed thoroughly with tape water thereafter rinse with distilled water, some portions kept for room-dried and another for sundried to vary the composition. Fixed masses of loamy soil samples of …
Published in Emerging Trends in Chemical Engineering · Vol. 12, Issue 2, 2025 · pp. 35–42 Read article