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Bioremediation of Petroleum and Petroleum Products: Energy and Environment

Autor JG Speight
en Limba Engleză Hardback – noi 2012
With petroleum-related spills, explosions, and health issues in the headlines almost every day, the issue of remediation of petroleum and petroleum products is taking on increasing importance, for the survival of our environment, our planet, and our future. This book is the first of its kind to explore this difficult issue from an engineering and scientific point of view and offer solutions and reasonable courses of action.
This book will guide the reader through the various methods that are used for the bioremediation of petroleum and petroleum products. The text is easy to read and includes many up-to-date and topical references.
This book introduces the reader to the science and technology of biodegradation--a key process in the bioremediation of petroleum and petroleum-based contaminants at spill sites. The contaminants of concern in the molecularly variable petroleum and petroleum products can be degraded under appropriate conditions. But the success of the process depends on the ability to determine the necessary conditions and establish them in the contaminated environment.
Although the prime focus of the book is to determine the mechanism, extent, and efficiency of biodegradation, it is necessary to know the composition of the original petroleum or petroleum product. The laws of science dictate what can or cannot be done with petroleum and petroleum products to ensure that biodegradation (hence, bioremediation) processes are effective. The science of the composition of petroleum and petroleum products is at the core of understanding the chemistry of biodegradation and bioremediation processes. Hence, inclusion of petroleum analyses and properties along with petroleum product analyses and properties is a necessary part of this text.
Bioremediation of Petroleum and Petroleum Products
  • Summarizes the pros and cons of remediation of petroleum and petroleum-based products, from an environmental perspective
  • Gives examples of unethical behavior and how they should be corrected
  • Offers arguments and elucidates engineering considerations on all sides of these difficult environmental and economic issues
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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9780470938492
ISBN-10: 0470938498
Pagini: 592
Dimensiuni: 164 x 242 x 34 mm
Greutate: 0.91 kg
Editura: Wiley
Seria Energy and Environment

Locul publicării:Hoboken, United States

Public țintă

Petroleum Engineers, Chemical Engineers, Process Engineers, Scientists and other engineers interested in the bioremediation of petroleum .

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Notă biografică

James G. Speight is a senior fuel consultant and Visiting Professor at the University of Trinidad and Tobago and Adjunct Professor of Chemical and Fuels Engineering at the University of Utah, USA. He is recognized internationally as an expert in the characterization, properties, and processing of conventional and synthetic fuels and has more than forty years of experience in the process industries. He is the author of numerous books and papers, the senior editor on the Journal of Sustainable Energy Engineering, and has won numerous awards and distinctions. Karuna Arjoon received her Master of Philosophy degree in 2009 from the University of Trinidad and Tobago where she has served in various academic positions for the past four years. Karuna has provided consultant services for many international companies and has affiliations with the National Association of Corrosion Engineers.

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With petroleum-related spills, explosions, and health issues in the headlines almost every day, the issue of remediation of petroleum and petroleum products is taking on increasing importance, for the survival of our environment, our planet, and our future.