A new look on factors affecting microbial degradation of petroleum hydrocarbon pollutants

SJ Varjani, VN Upasani - International Biodeterioration & Biodegradation, 2017 - Elsevier
In recent years, there has been increasing concern over public health threat presented by
introduction of petroleum hydrocarbon pollutants in environment due to anthropogenic …

Advances in applications of rhamnolipids biosurfactant in environmental remediation: a review

G Liu, H Zhong, X Yang, Y Liu… - Biotechnology and …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
The objective of this review is to provide a comprehensive overview of the advances in the
applications of rhamnolipids biosurfactants in soil and ground water remediation for removal …

Impact and remediation of petroleum hydrocarbon pollutants on agricultural land: a review

S Mohanta, B Pradhan, ID Behera - Geomicrobiology Journal, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Petroleum hydrocarbons, which are organic molecules consisting of carbon and hydrogen,
are found in crude oil. Due to human activities like oil spills, leaking storage tanks, and …

Biosurfactants: research trends and applications

CN Mulligan, SK Sharma, A Mudhoo - 2014 - books.google.com
Microbially derived surfactants, called biosurfactants, provide a promising alternative to
synthetic surfactants, displaying better availability and being generally nontoxic and …

Influence of adhesion on aerobic biodegradation and bioremediation of liquid hydrocarbons

H Abbasnezhad, M Gray, JM Foght - Applied Microbiology and …, 2011 - Springer
Biodegradation of poorly water-soluble liquid hydrocarbons is often limited by low
availability of the substrate to microbes. Adhesion of microorganisms to an oil–water …

Utilization of endophytic strain Bacillus sp. SBER3 for biodegradation of polyaromatic hydrocarbons (PAH) in soil model system

S Bisht, P Pandey, G Kaur, H Aggarwal, A Sood… - European journal of soil …, 2014 - Elsevier
Total eight endophytic bacteria were isolated from the roots of Populus deltoides growing in
non-contaminated sites at natural vegetation of Garhwal Himalayas, Uttarakhand, India …

The fate of total petroleum hydrocarbons during oily sludge composting: a critical review

A Aguelmous, L El Fels, S Souabi, M Zamama… - … Science and Bio …, 2019 - Springer
In this review, studies on petroleum sludge composting have been investigated in the aim to
understand the sludge biotransformation and highlighting the points that need more …

Cell surface hydrophobicity and petroleum hydrocarbon degradation by biofilm-forming marine bacterium Pseudomonas furukawaii PPS-19 under different …

S Das - Journal of Hazardous Materials, 2023 - Elsevier
Biofilm-forming marine bacterium Pseudomonas furukawaii PPS-19 showed strong
hydrophobicity under different physicochemical stressors, such as pH and salinity. Strong …

Aerobic biodegradation of organic compounds in hydraulic fracturing fluids

D Kekacs, BD Drollette, M Brooker, DL Plata… - Biodegradation, 2015 - Springer
Little is known of the attenuation of chemical mixtures created for hydraulic fracturing within
the natural environment. A synthetic hydraulic fracturing fluid was developed from disclosed …

Plant residues—a low cost, effective bioremediation treatment for petrogenic hydrocarbon-contaminated soil

E Shahsavari, EM Adetutu, PA Anderson… - Science of the Total …, 2013 - Elsevier
Petrogenic hydrocarbons represent the most commonly reported environmental contaminant
in industrialised countries. In terms of remediating petrogenic contaminated hydrocarbons …