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Applying
multi-disciplinary capabilities in microbiology, analytical
chemistry and biological and chemical engineering, IIBR
develops biological solutions to a number of environmental
pollution problems. With more than eighteen 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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| Bioremediation studies
in computerized slurry reactors |
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Typical
Projects |
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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-motivated vehicles
Routine service for monitoring and
evaluation of microbial activity in petroleum middle
distillates storage and distribution systems and at
the end-user level |
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