Ebook: Microbial Action on Hydrocarbons
- Tags: Biomedicine, Biomedical Engineering/Biotechnology, Microbiology, Environmental Engineering/Biotechnology, Fossil Fuels (incl. Carbon Capture), Waste Management/Waste Technology
- Year: 2018
- Publisher: Springer Singapore
- Edition: 1st ed.
- Language: English
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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.