Production, Characterization and Application of Bacillus licheniformis W16 Biosurfactant in Enhancing Oil Recovery

The biosurfactant production by Bacillus licheniformis W16 and evaluation of biosurfactant based enhanced oil recovery using core-flood under reservoir conditions were investigated. Previously reported nine different production media were screened for biosurfactant production, and two were further o...

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Main Authors: Sanket J. Joshi, Yahya M. Al-Wahaibi, Saif N Al-Bahry, Abdulkadir Elshafie, Ali S. Bemani, Asma Al-Bahri, Musallam S. Al-Mandhari
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2016-11-01
Series:Frontiers in Microbiology
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fmicb.2016.01853/full