microbial enhanced oil recovery
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Production and Characterization of Biosurfactant from Indigenous Bacterium Bacillus amyloliquefaciens USTBb: Feasibility in Microbial Enhanced Oil Recovery
Abstract: In the present study, the production and characterization of biosurfactant by an indigenous Bacillus methylotrophicus USTBb (GenBank accession no.KF496216) was investigated. This bacterial strain was isolated from crude oil contaminated aqueous medium was identified to be a persuasive producer of biosurfactant using crude oil as the sole carbon and energy source. Growth parameters were optimized, with the aim of increasing biosurfactant productivity. Maximum biosurfactant production (5.5 g L-1) by strain …
Published in Research and Reviews : A Journal of Biotechnology · Vol. 4, Issue 1, 2014 · pp. 42–55 Read article