Application of rhamnolipid biosurfactant produced by Pseudomonas aeruginosa in microbial-enhanced oil recovery (MEOR)

Autor: J. M. D. A. Câmara, M. A. S. B. Sousa, E. L. Barros Neto, M. C. A. Oliveira
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2019
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Zdroj: Journal of Petroleum Exploration and Production Technology, Vol 9, Iss 3, Pp 2333-2341 (2019)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2190-0558
2190-0566
DOI: 10.1007/s13202-019-0633-x
Popis: Abstract In this study, the biosurfactant produced by Pseudomonas aeruginosa was evaluated in view of its ability to be used in Microbial-Enhanced Oil Recovery (MEOR). This microorganism was isolated from a soil artificially contaminated with crude oil and used to produce rhamnolipid using glycerol as the carbon source. The biosurfactant efficiently reduced water surface tension from 72 to 35.26 mN/m at its critical micelle concentration of 127 mg/L and emulsification rate (E 24) of 69% for the crude oil. Furthermore, it was demonstrated that the rhamnolipid can recover oil, even 2 months after its production, which shows that its biodegradability is not a disadvantage to the application in MEOR. The best result, for a biosurfactant concentration of 100% above the Critical Micelle Concentration (CMC) and petroleum with API gravity of 21.90, showed that the total recovery factor was 50.45 ± 0.79%, of which 11.91 ± 0.39% corresponds to MEOR.
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