Dynamic behaviour of the floating water droplet with hydrocarbon degrading becateria on oil surfaces
This study verified the influence of hydrocarbon-degrading bacteria on the floating water droplet to explore a safer treatment method for oil spillages. The experimental and numerical verifications confirmed that bacteria can affect the floatation of a water droplet by producing surfactants and biof...
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Curtin University
2015
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/1560 |
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| author | Asadi, Fariba |
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| description | This study verified the influence of hydrocarbon-degrading bacteria on the floating water droplet to explore a safer treatment method for oil spillages. The experimental and numerical verifications confirmed that bacteria can affect the floatation of a water droplet by producing surfactants and biofilms. Bio-surfactants can support the floatation of water droplets in oil surfaces and biofilms can retard the water evaporation. Furthermore, nutrient and oil were confirmed to influence the bioactivities and consequently water droplet floatation. |
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| institution | Curtin University Malaysia |
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| language | English |
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| publishDate | 2015 |
| publisher | Curtin University |
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| spelling | curtin-20.500.11937-15602017-02-20T06:38:22Z Dynamic behaviour of the floating water droplet with hydrocarbon degrading becateria on oil surfaces Asadi, Fariba This study verified the influence of hydrocarbon-degrading bacteria on the floating water droplet to explore a safer treatment method for oil spillages. The experimental and numerical verifications confirmed that bacteria can affect the floatation of a water droplet by producing surfactants and biofilms. Bio-surfactants can support the floatation of water droplets in oil surfaces and biofilms can retard the water evaporation. Furthermore, nutrient and oil were confirmed to influence the bioactivities and consequently water droplet floatation. 2015 Thesis http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/1560 en Curtin University fulltext |
| spellingShingle | Asadi, Fariba Dynamic behaviour of the floating water droplet with hydrocarbon degrading becateria on oil surfaces |
| title | Dynamic behaviour of the floating water droplet with hydrocarbon degrading becateria on oil surfaces |
| title_full | Dynamic behaviour of the floating water droplet with hydrocarbon degrading becateria on oil surfaces |
| title_fullStr | Dynamic behaviour of the floating water droplet with hydrocarbon degrading becateria on oil surfaces |
| title_full_unstemmed | Dynamic behaviour of the floating water droplet with hydrocarbon degrading becateria on oil surfaces |
| title_short | Dynamic behaviour of the floating water droplet with hydrocarbon degrading becateria on oil surfaces |
| title_sort | dynamic behaviour of the floating water droplet with hydrocarbon degrading becateria on oil surfaces |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/1560 |