Microbial Action on Hydrocarbons

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Kumar, Vivek (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt), Kumar, Manoj (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt), Prasad, Ram (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Singapore : Springer Singapore : Imprint: Springer, 2018.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2018.
• Subjects: Biomedical engineering.; Microbiology.; Environmental engineering.; Biotechnology.; Fossil fuels.; Waste management.; Biomedical Engineering/Biotechnology.; Environmental Engineering/Biotechnology.; Fossil Fuels (incl. Carbon Capture).; Waste Management/Waste Technology.

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 approa...