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Petroleum storage tank cleaning using commercial microbial culture products [electronic resource].

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Oak Ridge, Tenn. : Distributed by the Office of Scientific and Technical Information, U.S. Dept. of Energy, 1995.
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pages 499-505 : digital, PDF file
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United States. Department of Energy. Office of Scientific and Technical Information
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Summary
The removal of paraffinic bottom accumulations from refinery storage tanks represents an increasingly costly area of petroleum storage management. Microorganisms can be used to reduce paraffinic bottoms by increasing the solubility of bottom material and by increasing the wax-carrying capacity of carrier oil used in the cleaning process. The economic savings of such treatments are considerable. The process is also intrinsically safer than alternative methods, as it reduces and even eliminates the need for personnel to enter the tank during the cleaning process. Both laboratory and field sample analyses can be used to document changes in tank material during the treatment process. These changes include increases in volatile content and changes in wax distribution. Several case histories illustrating these physical and chemical changes are presented along with the economics of treatment.
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E 1.99:conf-9509173--
conf-9509173--
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Published through SciTech Connect.
12/31/1995.
"conf-9509173--"
"DE96001220"
International conference on microbial enhanced oil recovery and related biotechnology for solving environment problems, Dallas, TX (United States), 11-14 Sep 1995.
Schneider, D.R.; Hoskins, B.C.; Entzeroth, L.C.; Timmis, A.; Whiteside, A.
BDM Oklahoma, Inc., Bartlesville, OK (United States)
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