Modelling of the Total Petroleum Hydrocarbon (TPH) Degradation during the Bioremediation of Crude Oil Polluted Soil using Cow Dung and Wire crotons

Abstract

The contamination of soil due to activities involved in crude oil exploration and production, and oil spillage emanating from pipeline vandalization, sabotage, theft, corrosion of pipeline and the enterprises of artisanal refineries pose health and ecological problems. This is especially as crude oil contains chemical compounds which are grouped into the Total Petroleum Hydrocarbons (TPH), and known to be toxic, mutagenic, and carcinogenic. Bioremediation is currently being explored as a cost effective and environmentally friendly methods of remediating the soil from this contaminant. Thus, the current work is aimed at developing a mathematical model for the bioremediation process. This was carried out while assuming that the process of degradation is a first order........... Keywords: Bioremediation; cow dung; wire croton; degradation; Mathematical modelling DOI: 10.7176/JNSR/14-6-04 Publication date: April 30 th 2023