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Effect of Culture Parameters of a Bacterial Consortium on Biodegradation of Bitumen

Authors: AINA Ayandiran

Publication Type: Journal article

Journal: Advances In Environmental Biology

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The biodegradability of bitumen was found to be highly influenced by incubation temperature, pHand inoculum size with five strains of bacteria (Pseudomonas fragi, Streptococcus zymogenes, P.aeruginosa, P. fluorescens and Bacillus macerans) isolated from water samples collected from bitumenproducing area, Agbabu, ondo state, Nigeria. When grown on Themophile Halophile Sulplur (THS)medium, the dispersion rate of bitumen was very high at 40C and 44C but bitu-oil was notOOproduced, while dispersion rate was high at 37C and 0.33g/ litre of bitu-oil was produced. Very highObitumen dispersion rate and 0.43g/litre of bitu-oil were obtained at P of 7.0. When two plates eachHof the isolated organism (each plate containing 1.0 ° 10cfu/ml) in suspension was used as inoculum11 in two litres fermenter, very high dispersions rate of bitumen and 0.35g/litre of bitu-oil were obtained.Results of this research shows that bitumen degradation was optimum at PH of 7.0, temperature of37C and with two plates of each bacterium in suspension using two litres fermenter.
(19) (PDF) Effect of cultural parameters of a Bacterial consortium on Biodegradation of Bitumen. Advances in Environmental Biology. 3(1): 46-52.. Available from: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/235992196_

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AINA,A. . (2009). Effect of Culture Parameters of a Bacterial Consortium on Biodegradation of Bitumen, 3 (), 43-43.

AINA,A. . "Effect of Culture Parameters of a Bacterial Consortium on Biodegradation of Bitumen" 3, no (), (2009): 43-43.

AINA,A. and . (2009). Effect of Culture Parameters of a Bacterial Consortium on Biodegradation of Bitumen, 3 (), pp43-43.

AINAA, . Effect of Culture Parameters of a Bacterial Consortium on Biodegradation of Bitumen. 2009, 3 ():43-43.

AINA,Ayandiran , . "Effect of Culture Parameters of a Bacterial Consortium on Biodegradation of Bitumen", 3 . (2009) : 43-43.

A.Ayandiran , "Effect of Culture Parameters of a Bacterial Consortium on Biodegradation of Bitumen" vol.3, no., pp. 43-43, 2009.

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