Biodegradation of Bitumen in Soil and Its Enhancement by Inorganic Fertilizer and Oxygen Release Compound: Experimental Analysis and Kinetic Modelling

Agarry, S. E.

doi:10.4172/1948-5948.s4-002

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“…In that study, degradation was ascertained by an increase in bacterial growth and the assessment of total carbon content. However, degradation of the recalcitrant asphaltenes or resins was not investigated in that study (Agarry and Oghenejoboh, 2014;ST12).…”

Section: Bitumen and Asphaltene Degradation In The Context Of Using Bitumen As A Carbon Sourcementioning

confidence: 99%

Current Knowledge and Future Challenges on Bacterial Degradation of the Highly Complex Petroleum Products Asphaltenes and Resins

Nzila

Musa

2021

Front. Environ. Sci.

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Petroleum products consist mainly of aliphatics, aromatics, asphaltenes and resins. After oil exploitation, the concentrations of asphaltenes and resins are high in oil reservoirs; however, they are also the petroleum pollutants most recalcitrant to degradation, leading to high oil viscosity. A sizable amount of work has been dedicated to understand the degradation mechanisms of aliphatics and aromatics; however, in comparison, little work has been carried out on asphaltene and resin degradation. This review discusses our current knowledge on the understanding of asphaltene and resin degradation. More specifically, it sheds light on work carried out to date on the degradation of these pollutants, and highlights the major gaps that limit our understanding of their degradation pathways. It also presents new potential research areas that can be explored to fill in these gaps.

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Section: Bitumen and Asphaltene Degradation In The Context Of Using Bitumen As A Carbon Sourcementioning

confidence: 99%

Current Knowledge and Future Challenges on Bacterial Degradation of the Highly Complex Petroleum Products Asphaltenes and Resins

Nzila

Musa

2021

Front. Environ. Sci.

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“…In other words, they were not considered in the criteria for the protection of the environment due to their lower water-solubility and a little was known about the bioaccumulation and the adverse effects of higher mass PAHs on marine living organisms (SI Table S3). , Most of the previously mentioned literature was restricted to test the feasibility of attenuation and fertilization for biodegradation using chemical analysis such as gas chromatography, microbial respiration (physiological and biogeochemical approaches) and community analysis (e.g., genomics analysis). Thus, the fate and toxicity of both parent compounds and metabolites, in a mixture or alone has not been studied much .…”

Section: Biological Degradation Of Unconventional Oilsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…This study also indicated that, while physicochemical factors (e.g., metals, nutrition, and temperature) are important in the activity of microbial groups, the rate and extent of unconventional oil degradation strongly depends on previous exposure of the consortia to hydrocarbon contaminants. Agarry et.al studied the effect of inorganic NPK fertilizer and oxygen release compound (hydrogen peroxide) and their combination on the kinetics and the extent of bitumen biodegradation using autochthonous microorganisms in the soil resulting in 55% TPH removal . The introduction of pure oxygen to soil and injection of hydrogen peroxide has been suggested to address the issues regarding the inefficient air permeability of contaminated soil which provided sufficient oxygen for aerobic biodegradation.…”

Section: Biological Degradation Of Unconventional Oilsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Agarry et.al studied the effect of inorganic NPK fertilizer and oxygen release compound (hydrogen peroxide) and their combination on the kinetics and the extent of bitumen biodegradation using autochthonous microorganisms in the soil resulting in 55% TPH removal. 55 The introduction of pure oxygen to soil and injection of hydrogen peroxide has been suggested to address the issues regarding the inefficient air permeability of contaminated soil which provided sufficient oxygen for aerobic biodegradation. In this study, they assumed that the remediation of soil contaminated with bitumen can be expressed in terms of reduction in TPHs rather than risk reduction.…”

Section: Potential Solutionsmentioning

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Bioremediation of Unconventional Oil Contaminated Ecosystems under Natural and Assisted Conditions: A Review

Davoodi

Miri

Taheran

et al. 2020

Environ. Sci. Technol.

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It is a general understanding that unconventional oil is petroleum-extracted and processed into petroleum products using unconventional means. The recent growth in the United States shale oil production and the lack of refineries in Canada built for heavy crude processes have resulted in a significant increase in U.S imports of unconventional oil since 2018. This has increased the risk of incidents and catastrophic emergencies during the transportation of unconventional oils using transmission pipelines and train rails. A great deal of effort has been made to address the remediation of contaminated soil/sediment following the traditional oil spills. However, spill response and cleanup techniques (e.g., oil recuperation, soil–sediment–water treatments) showed slow and inefficient performance when it came to unconventional oil, bringing larger associated environmental impacts in need of investigation. To the best of our knowledge, there is no coherent review available on the biodegradability of unconventional oil, including Dilbit and Bakken oil. Hence, in view of the insufficient information and contrasting results obtained on the remediation of petroleum, this review is an attempt to fill the gap by presenting the collective understanding and critical analysis of the literature on bioremediation of products from the oil sand and shale (e.g., Dilbit and Bakken oil). This can help evaluate the different aspects of hydrocarbon biodegradation and identify the knowledge gaps in the literature.

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“…Bitumen is a sticky, black and viscid or semisolid hydrocarbons (HCs) which are described as the heaviest and thickest form of petroleum [9].…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Distribution of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAHs) in Soil Samples from Regions Around Loda-Irele Bitumen Field, Nigeria

Itodo¹,

Sha’Ato

Arowojolu

2018

Pak. J. Anal. Environ. Chem

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Biodegradation of Bitumen in Soil and Its Enhancement by Inorganic Fertilizer and Oxygen Release Compound: Experimental Analysis and Kinetic Modelling

Cited by 9 publications

References 33 publications

Current Knowledge and Future Challenges on Bacterial Degradation of the Highly Complex Petroleum Products Asphaltenes and Resins

Current Knowledge and Future Challenges on Bacterial Degradation of the Highly Complex Petroleum Products Asphaltenes and Resins

Bioremediation of Unconventional Oil Contaminated Ecosystems under Natural and Assisted Conditions: A Review

Distribution of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAHs) in Soil Samples from Regions Around Loda-Irele Bitumen Field, Nigeria

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