scholarly journals Phytoremediation of Soil Contaminated with Crude Oil Using Mucuna Bracteata

2019 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Kuok Ho Daniel Tang ◽  
Yu Wei Eric Law
Keyword(s):  
Crude Oil ◽  
Petroleum Hydrocarbons ◽  
Narrow Range ◽  
Experimental Period ◽  
Fertilizer Application ◽  
Total Petroleum Hydrocarbons ◽  
Oil Degradation ◽  
Physical Conditions ◽  
Crude Oil Degradation ◽  
High Level

This study examines the ability of Mucuna bracteata DC. to remediate soil contaminated with increasing levels of crude oil up to 20%. It also investigates the effect of fertilizer application on crude oil degradation. Changes in crude oil concentrations, pH and moisture of the soil in eight experimental pots were tracked over a period of 9 weeks. The crude oil levels in soil were analysed as Total Petroleum Hydrocarbons (TPHs) using the UV-Vis spectrophotometer. The study revealed the capacity of Mucuna bracteata to phytoremediate soil contaminated with crude oil in all experimental pots though the plant died at 20% contamination towards the end of the experiment. The plant survived up to 15% contamination with that in the fertilized pot showing better physical conditions. In all instances, fertilized pots showed higher rates of crude oil reduction. The amounts of crude oil degraded in fertilized pots were also higher except at 20% contamination. The soil pH varied over a narrow range throughout the experimental period. Moisture of soil contaminated with 15% and 20% crude oil was higher than that contaminated with 5% and 10% crude oil. Mucuna bracteata showed signs of phytoextraction which can be subject to further study. This study contributed a new candidate of phytoremediation for soil contaminated with high level of crude oil.

Efficiency and Kinetics of Total Petroleum Hydrocarbons (TPHs) Removal from Crude Oil Polluted Arable Soil using Palm Bunch Ash and Tween 80

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Godwin James Udo ◽  
Nnanake-Abasi O. Offiong ◽  
Alfreda Nwadinigwe ◽  
Clement O. Obadimu ◽  
Aniedi E. Nyong ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Crude Oil ◽  
Petroleum Hydrocarbons ◽  
Tween 80 ◽  
Arable Soil ◽  
Total Petroleum Hydrocarbons ◽  
Kinetics Of ◽  
Palm Bunch

Methanogenic crude oil degradation induced by an exogenous microbial community and nutrient injections

2021 ◽  
Vol 201 ◽  
pp. 108458
Author(s):  
Konomi Suda ◽  
Masayuki Ikarashi ◽  
Hideyuki Tamaki ◽  
Satoshi Tamazawa ◽  
Susumu Sakata ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Microbial Community ◽  
Crude Oil ◽  
Oil Degradation ◽  
Crude Oil Degradation

Comparison of surficial CO2 efflux to other measures of subsurface crude oil degradation

2014 ◽  
Vol 164 ◽  
pp. 275-284 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ean Warren ◽  
Natasha J. Sihota ◽  
Frances D. Hostettler ◽  
Barbara A. Bekins
Keyword(s):  
Crude Oil ◽  
Co2 Efflux ◽  
Oil Degradation ◽  
Crude Oil Degradation

scholarly journals Efficiency and Kinetics of Assam Crude Oil Degradation by Pseudomonas Aeruginosa AKS1 and Bacillus Sp. AKS2

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bobby Chettri ◽  
Ningombam Anjana Singha ◽  
Arvind Kumar Singh
Keyword(s):  
Pseudomonas Aeruginosa ◽  
Crude Oil ◽  
Liquid Medium ◽  
Half Life ◽  
Liquid Culture ◽  
Oil Degradation ◽  
Biodegradation Rate ◽  
Emulsification Index ◽  
Crude Oil Degradation ◽  
Kinetics Of

Abstract We report kinetics of Assam crude oil degradation by Pseudomonas aeruginosa AKS1 and Bacillus sp. AKS2, both isolated from Assam refinery sediments. The isolates exhibited appreciable degrees of hydrophobicity, emulsification index and biosurfactant production. Crude oil degradation efficiency of isolates was assessed in (1) liquid medium amended with 1% v/v crude oil and (2) microcosm sediments (125 mg crude oil/ 10 g sand). In liquid culture, the biodegradation rate (k) and half-life (t1/2) values were found to be 0.0383 day -1 and 18.09 days for P. aeruginosa AKS1, and 0.0204 day -1 and 33.97 days in case of Bacillus sp. AKS2. In microcosm sand sediments, the estimated biodegradation rate (k) and half-life (t 1/2) values were 0.0138 day -1 and 50 days for P. aeruginosa AKS1, and 0.0113 day -1 and 61.34 days in case of Bacillus sp. AKS2. The level of nutrient treatment in microcosm sand sediment was 125 µg N & 62.5 µg P/g sediment in case of P. aeruginosa AKS1 and 375 µg N & 37.5 µg P/g sediment in case of Bacillus sp. AKS2. In microcosms without inorganic nutrients, biodegradation rate (k) and half-life (t1/2) values were found to be 0.0069 day -1 and 100 days for P. aeruginosa AKS1 and for Bacillus sp. AKS2, the respective values were found to be 0.0046 day -1 and 150.68 days. Our data provides important information for predictive hydrocarbon degradation in liquid medium and contaminated sediments.

Kinetics of nutrient enhanced crude oil degradation by Pseudomonas aeruginosa AKS1 and Bacillus sp. AKS2 isolated from Guwahati refinery, India

2016 ◽  
Vol 216 ◽  
pp. 548-558 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bobby Chettri ◽  
Arghya Mukherjee ◽  
James S. Langpoklakpam ◽  
Dhrubajyoti Chattopadhyay ◽  
Arvind K. Singh
Keyword(s):  
Pseudomonas Aeruginosa ◽  
Crude Oil ◽  
Oil Degradation ◽  
Bacillus Sp ◽  
Crude Oil Degradation ◽  
Kinetics Of

scholarly journals Production of CO2 in crude oil bioremediation in clay soil

2005 ◽  
Vol 48 (spe) ◽  
pp. 249-255 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sandro José Baptista ◽  
Magali Christe Cammarota ◽  
Denize Dias de Carvalho Freire
Keyword(s):  
Crude Oil ◽  
Petroleum Hydrocarbons ◽  
Clay Soil ◽  
Fixed Bed ◽  
Bacterial Count ◽  
Fixed Bed Reactor ◽  
Total Petroleum Hydrocarbons ◽  
Co2 Production ◽  
Oil And Grease ◽  
Before And After

The aim of the present work was to evaluate the biodegradation of petroleum hydrocarbons in clay soil a 45-days experiment. The experiment was conducted using an aerobic fixed bed reactor, containing 300g of contaminated soil at room temperature with an air rate of 6 L/h. The growth medium was supplemented with 2.5% (w/w) (NH4)2SO4 and 0.035% (w/w) KH2PO4. Biodegradation of the crude oil in the contaminated clay soil was monitored by measuring CO2 production and removal of organic matter (OM), oil and grease (OandG), and total petroleum hydrocarbons (TPH), measured before and after the 45-days experiment, together with total heterotrophic and hydrocarbon-degrading bacterial count. The best removals of OM (50%), OandG (37%) and TPH (45%) were obtained in the bioreactors in which the highest CO2 production was achieved.

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