Bunker oil biocracking for heavy fuel upgrading : characterization and analysis of heavy fuel
Biocracking of heavy fuel oils such as bunker oil was investigated in this study. Mixed culture systems, namely petrochemical oil sludge and petroleum contaminated soil were selected to serve as microbial sources for biological upgrading of heavy fuels. To evaluate the effectiveness of biocracking,...
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| author | Lim, Joyce Hui Xian. |
| author2 | Yan Rong |
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| description | Biocracking of heavy fuel oils such as bunker oil was investigated in this study. Mixed culture systems, namely petrochemical oil sludge and petroleum contaminated soil were selected to serve as microbial sources for biological upgrading of heavy fuels. To evaluate the effectiveness of biocracking, the heavy fuels were subjected to namely; carbon, hydrogen, nitrogen and sulfur content analysis, heavy metal analysis, asphaltene content determination, gas chromatography and mass spectrometry analysis, water content determination, thermo-gravimetric analysis and viscosity determination before and after each batch of treatment, that included seven days of stirring in a mixture of water, medium and mixed culture system. Demulsification techniques such as heating and solvent extraction were investigated in separating the water-in-oil emulsion formed under agitation. This study focused on the technique and method development for characterization and analysis of heavy fuel in a mixture of water, medium and microbial strains subjected to biocracking. |
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| spelling | ntu-10356/387082023-03-04T15:42:27Z Bunker oil biocracking for heavy fuel upgrading : characterization and analysis of heavy fuel Lim, Joyce Hui Xian. Yan Rong School of Materials Science and Engineering Institute of Environmental Science & Engineering DRNTU::Engineering::Environmental engineering::Environmental pollution DRNTU::Engineering::Materials::Ecomaterials Biocracking of heavy fuel oils such as bunker oil was investigated in this study. Mixed culture systems, namely petrochemical oil sludge and petroleum contaminated soil were selected to serve as microbial sources for biological upgrading of heavy fuels. To evaluate the effectiveness of biocracking, the heavy fuels were subjected to namely; carbon, hydrogen, nitrogen and sulfur content analysis, heavy metal analysis, asphaltene content determination, gas chromatography and mass spectrometry analysis, water content determination, thermo-gravimetric analysis and viscosity determination before and after each batch of treatment, that included seven days of stirring in a mixture of water, medium and mixed culture system. Demulsification techniques such as heating and solvent extraction were investigated in separating the water-in-oil emulsion formed under agitation. This study focused on the technique and method development for characterization and analysis of heavy fuel in a mixture of water, medium and microbial strains subjected to biocracking. Bachelor of Engineering (Materials Engineering) 2010-05-17T08:47:22Z 2010-05-17T08:47:22Z 2010 2010 Final Year Project (FYP) http://hdl.handle.net/10356/38708 en Nanyang Technological University 49 p. application/pdf |
| spellingShingle | DRNTU::Engineering::Environmental engineering::Environmental pollution DRNTU::Engineering::Materials::Ecomaterials Lim, Joyce Hui Xian. Bunker oil biocracking for heavy fuel upgrading : characterization and analysis of heavy fuel |
| title | Bunker oil biocracking for heavy fuel upgrading : characterization and analysis of heavy fuel |
| title_full | Bunker oil biocracking for heavy fuel upgrading : characterization and analysis of heavy fuel |
| title_fullStr | Bunker oil biocracking for heavy fuel upgrading : characterization and analysis of heavy fuel |
| title_full_unstemmed | Bunker oil biocracking for heavy fuel upgrading : characterization and analysis of heavy fuel |
| title_short | Bunker oil biocracking for heavy fuel upgrading : characterization and analysis of heavy fuel |
| title_sort | bunker oil biocracking for heavy fuel upgrading characterization and analysis of heavy fuel |
| topic | DRNTU::Engineering::Environmental engineering::Environmental pollution DRNTU::Engineering::Materials::Ecomaterials |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/10356/38708 |
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