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55. A review of the microbiological degradation of fuel

Authors : J. A. Robbins, R. Levy

Published in: Directory of Microbicides for the Protection of Materials

Publisher: Springer Netherlands

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Fuel biofouling problems have been well documented since the middle of the Twentieth Century. Three areas of concern to the petroleum industry are microbial contamination in oil field injection water and kerosene and diesel fuel storage systems. Light fractions of fuel (mainly kerosene) and middle distillate fuel (predominately diesel fuel) are very susceptible to microbial contamination during storage in fuel tanks and in road vehicles, railcars, aircraft, generators, heating oil and marine vessels. The average fuel storage tank, which contains fuel and a water bottom, provides an ideal growth environment for microorganisms. In these systems, the microorganisms grow in the water phase of the fuel system, not in the fuel directly. The issue in oil field injection water applications, not covered in this chapter, is different. The injection water, used in the production of crude oil, must be protected against contamination by sulfate and thiosulfate reducing bacteria. …

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Title: A review of the microbiological degradation of fuel
Authors: J. A. Robbins
R. Levy
Publisher: Springer Netherlands
Book: Directory of Microbicides for the Protection of Materials
Print ISBN: 978-1-4020-2817-5

Electronic ISBN: 978-1-4020-2818-2

Copyright Year: 2005
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/1-4020-2818-0_11