Potential role of extremophilic hydrocarbonoclastic fungi for extra-heavy crude oil bioconversion and the sustainable development of the petroleum industry

Abstract:

This book chapter contributes to identifying some core areas inside the oil industry as potential targets for biotechnology, motivated by the increasing global demand of fuels in addition to the reduction of conventional crude oil reserves that have produced a greater interest on the exploitation of unconventional crude reserves. In parallel with enlarged global environmental concerns, it is mandatory the developing and improving clean-alternative fuel technologies with enhanced bioremediation strategies for unconventional crude. These efforts include the application of petroleum biotechnology with promissory microorganisms, especially extremophilic hydrocarbonoclastic fungi, a broad group of cultivable fungi which live optimally under extreme conditions and are characterized by having a high ability to grow using hydrocarbons as sole carbon source and energy. Few publications are focused on petroleum …

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2019

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