Bacterial liberation of crude oil from an oil-sand mixture
| dc.contributor.advisor | Morita, Richard Y. | |
| dc.creator | Bucanek, Fred Floyd | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2022-07-07T20:02:09Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2022-07-07T20:02:09Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 1956 | |
| dc.description.abstract | A study was made of oil release by 190 strains of bacteria from a standard crude oil-sand mixture (10% w/w) in 25 x 200 mm glass columns and 20 x l50 mm screw-cap tubes. The bacteria used included 106 halophilic sulfate-reducing anaerobes, 6 fresh-water sulfate-reducing anaerobes, 5 terrestrial anaerobes, 53 marine aerobes, and 20 terrestrial aerobes. Oil release was observed only with the halophilic sulfate -reducing anaerobes, ranging from 2.5 to 5.5% on the sand columns and from 0-52% in the screw-cap tubes. Rates of bacterial migration through the mixtures and surface-tension changes were also studied in an attempt to clarify release mechanisms. | |
| dc.description.department | Biology and Biochemistry, Department of | |
| dc.format.digitalOrigin | reformatted digital | |
| dc.format.mimetype | application/pdf | |
| dc.identifier.other | 17885655 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/10657/10411 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | |
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| dc.title | Bacterial liberation of crude oil from an oil-sand mixture | |
| dc.type.dcmi | Text | |
| dc.type.genre | Thesis | |
| thesis.degree.college | College of Arts and Sciences | |
| thesis.degree.department | Biology, Department of | |
| thesis.degree.discipline | Biology | |
| thesis.degree.grantor | University of Houston | |
| thesis.degree.level | Masters | |
| thesis.degree.name | Master of Science |
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