Microbial degradation of petroleum hydrocarbons

SJ Varjani - Bioresource technology, 2017 - Elsevier
Petroleum hydrocarbon pollutants are recalcitrant compounds and are classified as priority
pollutants. Cleaning up of these pollutants from environment is a real world problem …

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 …

Critical review on biosurfactant analysis, purification and characterization using rhamnolipid as a model biosurfactant

SJ Varjani, VN Upasani - Bioresource technology, 2017 - Elsevier
Surfactants are one of the most versatile group of chemicals used in various industrial
processes. Their market is competitive, and manufacturers will have to expand surfactant …

Comprehensive review on toxicity of persistent organic pollutants from petroleum refinery waste and their degradation by microorganisms

SJ Varjani, E Gnansounou, A Pandey - Chemosphere, 2017 - Elsevier
Control and prevention of environmental pollution has become a worldwide issue of
concern. Aromatic hydrocarbons including benzene, toluene, ethyl benzene, xylene (BTEX) …

Biodegradation of petroleum hydrocarbons by oleophilic strain of Pseudomonas aeruginosa NCIM 5514

SJ Varjani, VN Upasani - Bioresource technology, 2016 - Elsevier
The aim of this work was to study the potential of an indigenous strain of Pseudomonas
aeruginosa NCIM 5514, isolated from petroleum-polluted soil, for the biodegradation of …

Carbon spectrum utilization by an indigenous strain of Pseudomonas aeruginosa NCIM 5514: Production, characterization and surface active properties of …

SJ Varjani, VN Upasani - Bioresource technology, 2016 - Elsevier
The present research work was undertaken with a mandate to study carbon spectrum
utilization and structural characterization of biosurfactant produced by indigenous …

Core flood study for enhanced oil recovery through ex-situ bioaugmentation with thermo-and halo-tolerant rhamnolipid produced by Pseudomonas aeruginosa NCIM …

SJ Varjani, VN Upasani - Bioresource technology, 2016 - Elsevier
The aim of this work was to study the Microbial Enhanced Oil Recovery (MEOR) employing
core field model ex-situ bioaugmenting a thermo-and halo-tolerant rhamnolipid produced by …

Paradigm shift towards the sustainability in upstream oil industry for enhanced recovery-A state-of-art review

J Mariyate, A Bera - Journal of Cleaner Production, 2023 - Elsevier
Sustainability refers to achieving our goals without compromising the capacity of coming
generations to accomplish their aims. Sustainability is a multifaceted approach considering …

Biosurfactants as microbial bioactive compounds in microbial enhanced oil recovery

A Chafale, A Kapley - Journal of biotechnology, 2022 - Elsevier
Fossil fuels such as petroleum resources continue to be a significant fraction of the energy
portfolio. Oil sludge or slops have become an unavoidable waste in the petroleum …

Evaluation of rhamnolipid production by a halotolerant novel strain of Pseudomonas aeruginosa

S Varjani, VN Upasani - Bioresource technology, 2019 - Elsevier
This work was aimed to evaluate six qualitative and quantitative methods (hemolytic activity,
cetyltrimethylammonium bromide agar plate method, oil spread method, drop collapse …