BIOREMEDIATION SMALL SOLUTIONS TO BIG PROBLEMS Prof Esta van Heerden | 051 401 2472 | vheerde@ufs.ac.za Dr Peter Williams | 051 401 9039 | williamspj@ufs.ac.za Mrs Elizabeth Ojo | 051 401 9897 | ojoao@ufs.ac.za Mr Kay Kuloyo | 051 401 3721 | kuloyooo@ufs.ac.za Mr Rohan Posthumus | 051 4013391 | posthumusjj@ufs.ac.za BACKGROUND Bioremediation is the use of living organisms‚ primarily microorganisms‚ to degrade environmental contaminants into less toxic forms. Research has demonstrated that there
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does the price of oil and gas have on the economy? How does this affect the daily lives of the entire population? The preceding questions are the basis for the enclosed report. The primary objective of this report is to give a few reasons as to what causes prices of oil and prices of gas to rise. Among these reasons‚ speculation of things that may or may not happen‚ like a terrorist strike‚ is one of the leading factors. Another reason for the continued rise in prices of oil and gas is the constant
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Crude Oil and Gasoline Prices June 2009 Axia College/University of Phoenix Crude Oil And Gasoline Prices Since the early Seventies‚ energy consumers have been on a roller-coaster ride of wild and woolly price swings‚ producing a kind of economic whiplash. Petroleum and gasoline prices are especially prone to price volatility. Sometimes the cause of a price increase is obvious and dramatic‚ like an oil embargo or hurricane. Other times less so‚ as when a refinery goes offline for periodic maintenance
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Crude Oil Crude oil is formed through a long process which took place millions of years ago. Huge numbers of microscopic animals and plants died and fell to the bottom of the sea‚ which is then covered by mud sediments. These mud sediments got buried by more of them‚ and then started to change into rock‚ which created pressure and increased temperature. This resulted in the deceased plants and animals to heat up and slowly turned into fossils which then turns into crude oil. Since oil is less dense
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8.2.1 (iv) Fractional Distillation of Crude Oil By Blake Turner – Year 11 Fractional Distillation of Crude Oil Introduction Crude oil is the term for "unprocessed" oil‚ the stuff that comes out of the ground. It is also known as petroleum. Crude oil is a fossil fuel‚ meaning that it was made naturally from decaying plants and animals living in ancient seas millions of years ago -- most places you can find crude oil were once sea beds. Crude oils vary in colour‚ from clear to tar-black‚ and
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Heather Myers iLab‚ Week #6 CRUDE OIL DISTILLATION Introduction The purpose of this lab is to distill crude oil and learn how the chemical properties influence the temperature. The distillation of a substance is based on the boiling points. When the crude oil is brought to a boil‚ at 275°C‚ the gasoline and kerosene are distilled‚ but the lubricant remains part of the crude oil. Procedure 1. From the Equipment menu‚ select Distillation Equipment and obtain a Round Bottom Flask (100 ml). 2. Select
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CRUDE OIL HISTORICAL DEVELOPMENT 1990 -‚ The price of crude oil spiked with the lower production during Kuwaiti invasion by Saddam Hussein forces 1994 - The Gulf War to liberate Kuwait‚ crude oil prices declined. In 1994‚ the inflation adjusted oil price reached the lowest level since 1973 The United States economy was strong and the Asian Pacific region was booming which extended into 1997. From 1990 to 1997‚ world oil consumption increased 6.2 million barrels per day. Declining Russian
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Bleaching of crude palm oil (CPO) Bleaching of crude palm oil will be carried out using a mass ratio of 1 synthesized adsorbent to 11 CPO. The CPO in bottle is well shaken before pouring into beaker with an amount of 110 grams. Magnetic stirrer is put into the beaker contains CPO and continuously stirred until it reaches 100 °C. After that‚ 6 drops of phosphoric acid is added into CPO followed by the addition of 10 grams synthesized adsorbent. The adsorbent must be poured slowly to ensure it mixed
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Crude oil is a naturally occurring‚ unrefined petroleum product composed of hydrocarbon deposits. It is a fossil fuel‚ meaning that it was made naturally from decaying plants and animals. Crude oils vary in color‚ from clear to tar-black‚ and in viscosity‚ from water to almost solid. Crude oil can be refined to produce usable products such as gasoline‚ diesel and various forms of petrochemicals and as such‚ are a useful starting point for many different substances. Crude oil is also a naturally
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ALGAE Algae are eukaryotic organisms that have no roots‚ stems‚ or leaves but do have chlorophyll and other pigments for carrying outphotosynthesis. Algae can be multicellular or unicellular. Unicellular algae occur most frequently in water‚ especially in plankton. Algae are eukaryotic organisms that have no roots‚ stems‚ or leaves but do have chlorophyll and other pigments for carrying out photosynthesis. Algae can be multicellular or unicellular. Unicellular algae occur most frequently in water
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