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Bacterial Biological Factories Intended for the Desulfurization of Petroleum Products in Refineries. FERMENTATION-BASEL 2023. [DOI: 10.3390/fermentation9030211] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/02/2023]
Abstract
The removal of sulfur by deep hydrodesulfurization is expensive and environmentally unfriendly. Additionally, sulfur is not separated completely from heterocyclic poly-aromatic compounds. In nature, several microorganisms (Rhodococcus erythropolis IGTS8, Gordonia sp., Bacillus sp., Mycobacterium sp., Paenibacillus sp. A11-2 etc.) have been reported to remove sulfur from petroleum fractions. All these microbes remove sulfur from recalcitrant organosulfur compounds via the 4S pathway, showing potential for some organosulfur compounds only. Activity up to 100 µM/g dry cell weights is needed to meet the current demand for desulfurization. The present review describes the desulfurization capability of various microorganisms acting on several kinds of sulfur sources. Genetic engineering approaches on Gordonia sp. and other species have revealed a variety of good substrate ranges of desulfurization, both for aliphatic and aromatic organosulfur compounds. Whole genome sequence analysis and 4S pathway inhibition by a pTeR group inhibitor have also been discussed. Now, emphasis is being placed on how to commercialize the microbes for industrial-level applications by incorporating biodesulfurization into hydrodesulfurization systems. Thus, this review summarizes the potentialities of microbes for desulfurization of petroleum. The information included in this review could be useful for researchers as well as the economical commercialization of bacteria in petroleum industries.
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Al Alwan B, Alameri AA, Qasim QA, Vaqqosov S, Jawad Kadhim Z, Sivaraman R, Lafta HA, Ramírez-Coronel AA, Alfilh RHC, Mustafa YF. Evaluation of Structural and Thermodynamic Parameters of Dibenzothiophene Desulfurization by Carbon Nano-Filter. Polycycl Aromat Compd 2022. [DOI: 10.1080/10406638.2022.2146729] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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- Basem Al Alwan
- Department of Chemical Engineering, College of Engineering, King Khalid University, Abha, Saudi Arabia
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- Head of the Chemical Technology Department, Jizzakh Polytechnic Institute, Jizzakh, Uzbekistan
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- Optics Techniques Department, Al-Mustaqbal University College, Babylon, Iraq
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- Department of Mathematics, Dwaraka Doss Goverdhan Doss Vaishnav College, Arumbakkam, University of Madras, Chennai, India
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- Refrigeration & Air-Conditioning Technical Engineering Department, College of Technical Engineering, The Islamic University, Najaf, Iraq
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, College of Pharmacy, University of Mosul, Mosul, Iraq
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Chuacharoen T, Aroonsong S, Chysirichote T. Alginate Production of Azotobacter vinelandii Using Sugar Cane Juice as the Main Carbon Source in an Airlift Bioreactor. Ind Eng Chem Res 2022. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.iecr.2c02693] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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- Thanida Chuacharoen
- Faculty of Science and Technology, Suan Sunandha Rajabhat University, 1 U Thong Nok Rd, Dusit, Bangkok 10300, Thailand
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- Department of Food Engineering, School of Engineering, King Mongkut’s Institute of Technology Ladkrabang, 1 Chalongkrung 1, Chalongkrung Rd, Ladkrabang, Bangkok 10520 Thailand
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- Department of Food Engineering, School of Engineering, King Mongkut’s Institute of Technology Ladkrabang, 1 Chalongkrung 1, Chalongkrung Rd, Ladkrabang, Bangkok 10520 Thailand
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