IIBR develops biological solutions for a number of environmental pollution problems, applying multi-disciplinary capabilities in microbiology, analytical chemistry, and biological and chemical engineering.
With more than twenty years of research experience in the mechanisms of bacterial hydrocarbon oxidation and sulfur oxidation / reduction, the research team at the IIBR Laboratory for Fuel and Environmental Biotechnology conducts R&D projects in:
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- Petroleum microbiology
- Biodeterioration
- Biohydrometallurgy
- Bioremediation
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Typical Projects
- R&D of a bioleaching process to extract aluminum from coal fly ash
- Bioremediation of soil contaminated by diesel fuel
- Biodegradation of residual oil utilized in metal cutting emulsions
- Development of "Cleaning in Place" techniques for fuel tanks of diesel-powered vehicles
- Routine service for monitoring and evaluation of microbial activity in petroleum middle distillates, in storage and distribution systems and at the end-user level
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