Action:
Installation and start-up of a plant for the production of a bacterial consortium specialized in hydrocarbon degradation using a bioreactor.
Location:
Middle East
Custonmer:
Confidential
Methods:
Engineering design and assembly of a bioreactor. Laboratory selection and development of a consortium of indigenous hydrocarbon degrading bacteria.
Products:
Crude oil
Several episodes of crude oil contamination in the oil extraction areas of the Middle East have led to the development of one of the largest Excavation, Transportation and Remediation projects of its soils worldwide.
In this context, a biopile system is designed with the extracted contaminated soils on which bioremediation techniques are applied.
This system significantly reduces the concentrations of pollutants in the soils of the biopiles, which can be reused.
Design, assembly and start-up of a plant for the production of an indigenous bacterial consortium specialized in hydrocarbon degradation, based on a bioreactor, which can be used as a technological complement to the bioremediation strategy implemented to reduce the concentrations of hydrocarbons present in contaminated soils.
Enrichment and maintenance of the population of hydrocarbon degrading microorganisms in the bioreactor to be transferred to the biopiles during the bioremediation process, thus increasing the efficiency of the process.
Objectives for the design and assembly of the bioreactor production plant and the development of the indigenous bacterial consortium have been achieved, with start-up of the plant in November 2023.
Operational phase data:
Bioreactor volume
13 m³
Volume of solution preparation
2 m³
Storage volume
10 m³
Possible periodicity of each batch
3 days
Frequency of inoculum application to biopiles
daily
