Bioremediation of heavily hydrocarbon-contaminated drilling wastes by composting

Oil-based drilling cuttings comprise a large and hazardous waste stream generated by oil and gas wells drilling operations. Oil-based cuttings are muddy materials with high contents of salts and hydrocarbons. Composting strategies have shown to be effective in the biodegradation of petroleum hydroca...

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Autores principales: Paladino, Gabriela Lucia, Arrigoni, Juan Pablo, Satti, Patricia Silvia, Morelli, Irma Susana, Mora, Veronica Cecilia, Laos, Francisca
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spelling I22-R178-uncomaid-173422023-10-17T15:23:25Z Bioremediation of heavily hydrocarbon-contaminated drilling wastes by composting Paladino, Gabriela Lucia Arrigoni, Juan Pablo Satti, Patricia Silvia Morelli, Irma Susana Mora, Veronica Cecilia Laos, Francisca Drilling wastes treatment Hydrocarbons biodegradation Oil-based drilling cuttings Organic wastes Ciencias de la Tierra y Medio Ambiente Oil-based drilling cuttings comprise a large and hazardous waste stream generated by oil and gas wells drilling operations. Oil-based cuttings are muddy materials with high contents of salts and hydrocarbons. Composting strategies have shown to be effective in the biodegradation of petroleum hydrocarbons, and it offers numerousadvantages in comparison with other bioremediation methods. In order to assess the effectiveness of drilling cuttings bioremediation by composting with food and garden wastes, an experiment was conducted in 60-L reactors for 151 days. Four treatments were carried out: only oil-based cuttings, two proportions (in a volume basis) of organic wastes to drilling cuttings (33 and 75 %) and only organic wastes (as a traditional composting reference), with pine-tree woodchips as bulking agent. High degradation percentages of total hydrocarbons (&82 %), n-alkanes (&96 %) and the 16 USEPA-listed polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (&93 %) were reached in the treatment with 75 % of organic wastes, and applying 33 % of organic wastes was not more effective than not applying organic wastes for the drilling cuttings hydrocarbons biodegradation. Furthermore, in the treatment with 75 % of organic wastes, alkanes half-life and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons half-life were about 10 times and four times lower, respectively, than those in the treatment with 33 % of organic wastes. Possibly, lower hydrocarbons and salts initial concentrations (i.e., lower toxicity), higher microbial counts, adequate nutrient proportions and water content supported a high biological activity with a consequent elevated biodegradation rate in the treatment with 75 % of organic wastes. Fil: Paladino, Gabriela Lucia. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina. Fil: Paladino, Gabriela Lucia. Universidad Nacional de Río Negro; Argentina. Fil: Arrigoni, Juan Pablo. Universidad Nacional de Río Negro; Argentina. Fil: Satti, Patricia Silvia. Universidad Nacional del Comahue. Centro Regional Universitario Bariloche; Argentina. Fil: Satti, Patricia Silvia. Universidad Nacional de Río Negro; Argentina. Fil: Morelli, Irma Susana. Comisión de Investigaciones Científicas de la Provincia de Buenos Aires; Argentina. Fil: Morelli, Irma Susana. Universidad Nacional de La Plata. Centro de Investigación y Desarrollo en Fermentaciones Industriales; Argentina. Fil: Morelli, Irma Susana. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina. Fil: Mora, Veronica Cecilia. Universidad Nacional de La Plata. Centro de Investigación y Desarrollo en Fermentaciones Industriales; Argentina. Fil: Mora, Veronica Cecilia. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina. Fil: Laos, Francisca. Universidad Nacional de Río Negro; Argentina. 2016-07-12 2023-08-03T15:12:14Z 2023-08-03T15:12:14Z Articulo article acceptedVersion 1735-2630 http://rdi.uncoma.edu.ar/handle/uncomaid/17342 eng https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s13762-016-1057-5 Atribución-NoComercial-CompartirIgual 2.5 Argentina https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.5/ar/ application/pdf pp. 2227–2238 application/pdf Springer International Journal of Enviromental Science and Technology. Núm.13 (2016)
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topic Drilling wastes treatment
Hydrocarbons biodegradation
Oil-based drilling cuttings
Organic wastes
Ciencias de la Tierra y Medio Ambiente
spellingShingle Drilling wastes treatment
Hydrocarbons biodegradation
Oil-based drilling cuttings
Organic wastes
Ciencias de la Tierra y Medio Ambiente
Paladino, Gabriela Lucia
Arrigoni, Juan Pablo
Satti, Patricia Silvia
Morelli, Irma Susana
Mora, Veronica Cecilia
Laos, Francisca
Bioremediation of heavily hydrocarbon-contaminated drilling wastes by composting
topic_facet Drilling wastes treatment
Hydrocarbons biodegradation
Oil-based drilling cuttings
Organic wastes
Ciencias de la Tierra y Medio Ambiente
description Oil-based drilling cuttings comprise a large and hazardous waste stream generated by oil and gas wells drilling operations. Oil-based cuttings are muddy materials with high contents of salts and hydrocarbons. Composting strategies have shown to be effective in the biodegradation of petroleum hydrocarbons, and it offers numerousadvantages in comparison with other bioremediation methods. In order to assess the effectiveness of drilling cuttings bioremediation by composting with food and garden wastes, an experiment was conducted in 60-L reactors for 151 days. Four treatments were carried out: only oil-based cuttings, two proportions (in a volume basis) of organic wastes to drilling cuttings (33 and 75 %) and only organic wastes (as a traditional composting reference), with pine-tree woodchips as bulking agent. High degradation percentages of total hydrocarbons (&82 %), n-alkanes (&96 %) and the 16 USEPA-listed polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (&93 %) were reached in the treatment with 75 % of organic wastes, and applying 33 % of organic wastes was not more effective than not applying organic wastes for the drilling cuttings hydrocarbons biodegradation. Furthermore, in the treatment with 75 % of organic wastes, alkanes half-life and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons half-life were about 10 times and four times lower, respectively, than those in the treatment with 33 % of organic wastes. Possibly, lower hydrocarbons and salts initial concentrations (i.e., lower toxicity), higher microbial counts, adequate nutrient proportions and water content supported a high biological activity with a consequent elevated biodegradation rate in the treatment with 75 % of organic wastes.
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Satti, Patricia Silvia
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Mora, Veronica Cecilia
Laos, Francisca
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title Bioremediation of heavily hydrocarbon-contaminated drilling wastes by composting
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