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Filter materials for the oil-contaminated wastewater treatment

Year: 2025

Type: article

Abstract: A filter material composed of polyester fiber with immobilised Pseudomonas bacterial cells has been developed. The material is suitable as a filling medium for filtration systems of oil refineries and other facilities generating petroleum-contaminated wastewater. Microorganism immobilisation has been achieved through the application of a composition comprising oppositely charged polymers. The study examines the design of a biofilter optimised for efficient accumulation and subsequent biodegradation of petroleum pollutants.

Source: Proceedings of the Komi Science Centre of the Ural Division of the Russian Academy of Sciences

DOI: 10.19110/1994-5655-2025-7-148-152

Authors: D. Tarabukin, T. Schemelinina, E. Anchugova, M. Markarova

Institutions: Institute of Biology of Komi Scientific Centre, Ural Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences

Language: English

Topic: Microbial bioremediation and biosurfactants

Subfield: Pollution

Field: Environmental Science

Domain: Physical Sciences

SDGs: Clean water and sanitation, Responsible consumption and production

Open Access status: diamond

Funders: Ural Branch, Russian Academy of Sciences, Russian Academy of Sciences