Comparison of Paraffin and Diesel Oil as Cultivation Medium Supplements for Preparing a Hydrocarbon-Degrading Bacterial Biomass

Materials Science and Applied Chemistry 2016
Eduards Dokukins, Olga Muter

The effect of liquid paraffin and diesel oil as nutrient amendments for hydrocarbon-degrading bacteria was compared. Different parameters were analyzed – optical density of bacterial suspension, oxygen consumption by biomass, morphology of bacteria, etc. In some experiments the paraffin was more preferable for microorganisms, but in other tests the results for both substances were similar. The influence of the comparable substances strongly depends on cultivation conditions.

Keywords
Bioremediation, crude oil, diesel oil, hydrocarbon-degrading bacterial consortium, liquid paraffin
DOI
10.1515/msac-2016-0002

Dokukins, E., Muter, O. Comparison of Paraffin and Diesel Oil as Cultivation Medium Supplements for Preparing a Hydrocarbon-Degrading Bacterial Biomass. Materials Science and Applied Chemistry, 2016, 33, pp.11-16. ISSN 1407-7353. e-ISSN 2255-8713. Available from: doi:10.1515/msac-2016-0002

Publication language
English (en)