Biodegradation of oil refinery residues using mixed-culture of microorganisms isolated from a landfarming

Brazilian Archives of Biology and Technology

Eduardo Beraldo De Morais¹  Sâmia Maria Tauk-tornisielo¹ 

[1] ,Universidade Estadual Paulista Centro de Estudos Ambientais Rio Claro SP ,Brasil

关键词: biodegradation;    oil residue;    petroleum;    inoculum;    mixed-culture;   

DOI  :  10.1590/S1516-89132009000600029

来源: SciELO

【 摘 要 】

In this study, the potential for using an inoculum composed of a mixed-culture of bacteria and fungi, isolated from a landfarming at the Paulínia Oil Refinery, Brazil, to degrade oil residues generated in the process of petroleum refinement was investigated. The isolation of these microorganisms was carried out beforehand, assuming that they would be better adapted to petroleum hydrocarbons, as the landfarming consisted of an area impacted by the deposit of such compounds. The Bartha and Pramer respirometric test was used to measure the rate of biodegradation of the hydrocarbons by the mixed-culture of microorganisms via the evolution of CO2. The results obtained with respect to the efficiency of biodegradation showed no significant differences (P>0.05), indicating no increase in the biodegradation process using the inoculum. The addition of nutrients (N, P, K) also did not contribute to an increase in biodegradation of the oil residue studied.

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