Rhamnolipid production and application in microbial enhanced oil recovery from metabolically engineered bacteria

  • Qinhong Wang
  • , Xiangdong Fang
  • , Patrick J. Shuler
  • , Yongchun Tang
  • , William A. Goddard

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Abstract

Rhamnolipids, as the extensively studied biosurfactants, are a subclass of glycolipids. Rhamnolipid-producing bacteria are developed by introducing key genes of rhamnolipid biosynthesis into a wild type strain that is devoid of rhamnolipid biosynthesis capability, via either transposon or plasmid. The engineered strain is then used to produce rhamnolipids from different substrates. This two-stage rhamnolipid flooding gave two peaks of oil recovery. The results highlighted the promising application of rhamnolipid for EOR uses. This is an abstract of a paper presented at the 2007 AIChE Annual Meeting (Salt Lake City, UT 11/4-9/2007).

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication2007 AIChE Annual Meeting
Publication statusPublished - 1 Dec 2007
Externally publishedYes
Event2007 AIChE Annual Meeting - Salt Lake City, UT, United States
Duration: 4 Nov 20079 Nov 2007

Publication series

Name2007 AIChE Annual Meeting

Conference

Conference2007 AIChE Annual Meeting
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CitySalt Lake City, UT
Period4/11/079/11/07

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