Microbial action on hydrocarbons /
Imprint: | Singapore : Springer, 2018. |
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Description: | 1 online resource (xii, 667 pages) : illustrations (some color) |
Language: | English |
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Format: | E-Resource Book |
URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11792430 |
Summary: | The book discusses ways to overcome the side effects of using hydrocarbon-based products as energy sources. Hydrocarbons produce raw crude oil waste of around 600,000 metric tons per annum, with a range of uncertainty of 200,000 metric tons per year. The various chapters in this book focus on approaches to reduce these wastes through the application of potential microbes, in a process called bioremediation. The book is a one-stop reference resource on the methods, mechanisms and application of the bio-composites, in the laboratory and field. Focusing on resolving a very pressing environmental issue, it not only provides details of existing challenges, but also offers deeper insights into the possibility of solving problems using hydrocarbon bioremediation. |
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Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xii, 667 pages) : illustrations (some color) |
ISBN: | 9789811318405 9811318409 9789811318412 9811318417 9789811318399 9811318395 |