First Evidence of Fungal Strains Isolated and Identified from Naphtha Storage Tanks and Transporting Pipelines in Venezuelan Oil Facilities

Biocorrosion, as well as the biodeterioration of crude oil and its derivatives, is one of the major environmental, operational and economic problems in the Venezuelan oil industry. Fungal contaminants are able to produce large quantities of biomass and synthesize peroxides and organic acids, causing...

• Autor principal: Naranjo Briceño, Leopoldo (author)
• Otros Autores: Beatriz Pernía, Beatriz (author), Inojosa, Ysvic (author), Rojas, Diego (author), Sena D’Anna, Lucia (author), González, Meralys (author), De Sisto, Ángela (author)
• Formato: article
• Publicado: 2015
• Materias: Fungi; Biocorrosion,; Biodeterioration,; Naphtha; Pipelines; Extra heavy crude oil; Orinoco Oil Belt
• Acceso en línea: https://doi.org/10.4236/aim.2015.52014; http://repositorio.ikiam.edu.ec/jspui/handle/RD_IKIAM/162; https://www.researchgate.net/publication/265377207