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Gelatinizing oil in water and its removal via bacteria inhabiting the gels

When crude oil samples were shaken (200 rpm) in seawater samples from the Arabian Gulf at 30 °C, usually oil-gels were produced spontaneously leaving the water quite clear. The gelators could probably be based on cholesteryl derivatives. Microscopic examination of the established gels revealed nanof...

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Autores principales: Radwan, Samir S. A., Al-Mailem, Dina M., Kansour, Mayada K.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Nature Publishing Group UK 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5656629/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29070801
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-017-14296-x