Current trends in bioremediation and bio-integrated treatment of petroleum hydrocarbons

Sharma, Shruti; Shaikh, Shabnam; Mohana, Sarayu; Desai, Chirayu; Madamwar, Datta

doi:10.1007/s11356-023-30479-8

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“…Extensive water pollution is a consequence of various operations involved in the crude oil industry, namely extraction, transportation, re nement, and storage. Spillage usually contaminates the aquatic environment, triggering physical and chemical changes such as evaporation, decomposition, photochemical oxidation, bioremediation and absorption onto suspended materials, thereby exacerbating aquatic pollution (Saad et al 2019;Sharma et al 2023). Despite preventative measures, catastrophic incidents, such as the 2021 Orange County oil spill, persist and introduce oil contaminants into the water (Tanee et al 2015).…”

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Study of oil biodegrading by expanded perlite Loaded by oil-eating bacteria

Mortazavi,

Sarrafi,

Alihosseini

et al. 2024

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Bio sorption and biodegrading capacity as well as sorption of oil onto expanded perlites modified with oil-eating bacteria were studied. This investigation leveraged perlite as an oil absorbent, subsequently laden with oil-degrading micro-organisms, aiming to study not only oil spill absorption but also the eradication of oil spill. Findings from experiments with three different adsorbents - one devoid of microbes, one featuring perlite loaded with microbes, and one containing expanded perlite laden with microbes-indicate that expanded perlite, due to its large surface area and low density, presents an optimal environment for microbial growth and proliferation. Upon microbial colonization, the amount of oil absorption and removal escalated by 58% and 80.45%, respectively, compared to pre-expansion. Furthermore, microbial activity mitigated some oil contamination and decreased the surface tension between water and oil via production of surface active substances, thereby facilitating further separation of residual oil in the water.

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confidence: 99%