Biodegradation of hydrocarbon from bottom oil tanks

Authors

  • Graciela Pucci Centro de Estudios e Investigación en Microbiología Aplicada, Facultad de Ciencias Naturales, Universidad Nacional de la Patagónia San Juan Bosco, Apartado Postal 9000. Ciudad Universitaria, Comodoro Rivadavia, Argentina.
  • Adrián Acuña Universidad Tecnológica Nacional - Facultad Regional Santa Cruz. Los Inmigrantes 555. Río Gallegos (CP 9400). Santa Cruz, Argentina.
  • Oscar Pucci Centro de Estudios e Investigación en Microbiología Aplicada, Facultad de Ciencias Naturales, Universidad Nacional de la Patagónia San Juan Bosco, Apartado Postal 9000. Ciudad Universitaria, Comodoro Rivadavia, Argentina.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15381/rpb.v22i1.11126

Keywords:

oil bottom tank, biorremediation.

Abstract

Oil bottom tank sludge is an environmental problem to be solved in the Gulf San Jorge basin. In this paper we study the biodegradation of hydrocarbon remaining in the sediment after washing with water and detergent of the oil bottom tanks. Bioreactors were made to which the system followed by OxiTop, oxygen consumption, and bacterial counts were carried hydrocarbon determination infrared (IF) and by gas chromatography (GC). The sediment from the background wash tank contained enough degrading and total aerobic bacteria, with a predominance of the genera Pseudomonas sp. and Rhodococcus sp. Microbial population, and the condition of 20% humidity, oxygen and nutrients in a ratio of 100: 3: 03 showed an decreased from 2.9 to 0.4% of hydrocarbon with a strong used of linear alkane (13 to 26C) and less used of aromatic.

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Published

04/24/2015

Issue

Vol. 22 No. 1 (2015)

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How to Cite

Pucci, Graciela, Adrián Acuña, and Oscar Pucci. 2015. “Biodegradation of Hydrocarbon from Bottom Oil Tanks”. Revista Peruana De Biología 22 (1): 097-101. https://doi.org/10.15381/rpb.v22i1.11126.