A novel biosurfactant producing Kocuria rosea ABR6 as potential strain in oil sludge recovery and lubrication.

ABSTRACT: Biosurfactants are amphiphilic molecules composed of a hydrophilic and hydrophobic moiety and had the ability to penetrate into different phases to reduce the surface tension. This features caused to oil recovery, lubrication and facilities of crude oil in pipeline. In current research Biosurfactant-producing strain was isolated from the storage tanks of the Isfahan Oil Refining Company in Iran, and screened by oil expansion test, droplet collapse, and surface tension reduction measurement. Hydrocarbon recovery from crude oil sludge was measured under constant conditions. The effect of factoring biosource lubrication on crude oil in pipelines was investigated in vitro. Also, the optimization of biosurfactant production in different conditions was measured as a single factor and using Respo

SUBMITTER: Akbari E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8458513 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature