Bioremediation of a condensed grease trap waste
- Flinders Univ., Bedford Park (Australia)
The bioremediation of condensed grease trap waste was investigated. The waste is an oily emulsion resulting from chemical processing and condensation of grease trap wastes. The oil consists of a complex mix of hydrocarbons with significant fuel oil and lube oil fractions. An enrichment procedure was used to derive a soil inoculum high in oil degrading bacteria. The enrichment cultures produced a stable bacterial consortium capable of degrading 60 to 75% of the extractable fuel oil fraction within 10 days. Monitoring of dehydrogenase activities suggested that significant degradation of the oil continued after removal of the fuel oil fraction. Results indicated that including a biological treatment in the liquid waste treatment process may be possible. 6 refs., 3 figs.
- OSTI ID:
- 430592
- Report Number(s):
- CONF-960730--
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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