Study of the growth of microorganisms with potential for growth in petroderivados Adriana Musetti Dos Santos, Louise Hase Gracioso, Luciana Jandeli Gimenes

Abstract

In the nineteenth century, with the beginning of the Industrial Revolution occurred several environmental problems, thus causing a large increase in pollution and waste production. The presence of petroleum compounds in soil and sediment has been a huge concern over the recent years. There are several techniques for treating a contaminated soil. The Bioremediation is a very effective technology to recover contaminated areas by oil and its derivatives. This technique is based on a natural process where microorganisms, fungi and bacteria feed on reducing or exterminating contaminant toxicity. The objective of this practice class is, in addition to aware the students about the importance of preserving the environment and increase the tax liability for accidents with oil spill, is also increasing knowledge outside the classroom the students of petroleum engineering room, with the possibility entice the future study of techniques that somehow, will contribute to the degradation of a toxic hazardous substances. From the proposed class in the lab you can call students' attention and understand the mechanism of degradation of microorganisms forward to pollutants. In the laboratory are tested inoculated fungal and growth in petroleum such as gasoline, kerosene and diesel.