Journal of Petroleum & Environmental Biotechnology

Rajesh Kumar

Publications

• Research Article
  Enhanced Biodegradation of Mobil Oil Hydrocarbons by Biosurfactant Producing Bacterial Consortium in Wheat and Mustard Rhizosphere
  Author(s): Rajesh Kumar, Ram Naresh Bharagava, Manish Kumar, Sanjeev K Singh and Govind KRajesh Kumar, Ram Naresh Bharagava, Manish Kumar, Sanjeev K Singh and Govind K
  
  Hydrocarbon fuels are one of the most common global environmental pollutants which cannot be easily degraded owing to their hydrophobic nature. The present study involves the degradation of hydrocarbons by biosurfactant producing bacterial consortia. In this study, results showed 73.66% and 75.80% degradation of 2% mobil oil hydrocarbons in contaminated soil by biosurfactant producing bacterial consortium with wheat (Triticum aestivum) and mustard (Brassica juncea) crops, respectively. Therefore, it indicates that the developed bacterial consortium are capable for the effective degradation of mobil oil hydrocarbons in wheat and mustard rhizosphere and hence can be employed effectively for the degradation of mobil oil hydrocarbons in oil contaminated soils. Phthalate esters formed during the degradation can be used for industrial applications like PVC softening. .. View More»
  DOI: 10.4172/2157-7463.1000158

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