1st Edition
Microbiological Challenges in the Energy Industries Bridging the Gap between Renewables and Non-Renewables
Section I: Bridging the Gap between Renewable and Non-Renewable Energy Systems
1. Management of Microbiological Challenges in the Energy Industry
Susmitha P. Kotu, Kenneth Wunch, Torben Lund Skovhus, Biwen Annie An-Stepec, and Sreenivas Kookampara Mana
2. Recycle, Renew, Reuse: How to Apply Current Microbiological Monitoring Knowledge and Methodologies to Emerging Industries
Heike Hoffmann and Lloyd Potts
3. Microbial Communities and Their Impacts on the Energy Industry
Sugandha Mahajan, Abhishek Tyagi, Ganshyam Prajapat, Vishal Sahu, and Akhil Agrawal
Section II: Microbiological Communities and Their Impacts
4. High-Temperature and High-Salinity Effects on Anaerobic Microbial Communities and Metabolic Activities in Crude Oil Reservoirs
Nneka Jk-Onyeka, Rita Eresia-Eke, Gloria N. Okpala, Peter Bell-Scholz, and Lisa M. Gieg
5. Microbiologically Influenced Corrosion: An Insight on the Roles of Iron-Oxidizing Bacteria (IOB) and Their Corrosive Activity in the Oil Industry
Ganshyam Prajapat, Sugandha Mahajan, Sandeep Rellegadla, Abhishek Tyagi, and Akhil Agrawal
6. Frontiers and Advances in Marine Hydrocarbons Bioremediation
Jorge Rojas-Vargas, Diego Armando Esquivel-Hernández, Isabella Moreira Uribe, Jhonatan Alejandro Hernandez-Valdes, Tony Guterrez, and Mirna Vázquez-Rosas-Landa
Section III: Management of Microbiological Challenges in Non-Renewable Energy Systems
7. Survey Indicates Potential Microbial Risks in Topside Processing Facilities: A Case Study
Alexander Grigoryan, Sreenivas Kookampara Mana, Kenneth Wunch, Mazen Al-Saleh, and Xiangyang Zhu
8. Microbial and Compositional Analyses of Oil and Sludge from Crude Pipelines
Aisha S. Alwuhaib, Husam S. Khanfar, Husin Sitepu, Walaa Algozeeb, and Abdullah H. Alwadei
9. Effects of Produced Water Re-Injection (PWRI) on Reservoir Souring and Microbial Community Dynamics
Mohammed E. Sindi, Xiangyang Zhu, Angela Sherry, Neil D. Gray, Beate Christgen, and Ian M. Head
10. Weld Microstructure and Microbial Corrosion
Vitor Liduino and Eliana Flávia C. Sérvulo
11. A Tale of Two Bugs: Can MIC Biofilms Develop Biocide Tolerance?
Winona Wijaya, Sven Lahme, and Federico M. Lauro
12. Production Chemistry Adulteration: A Hidden Factor Impacting the Environmental Footprint in Oil and Gas Applications
Sreenivas Kookampara Mana, Subhash Nair, and Kenneth Wunch
Biography
Susmitha P. Kotu is a chemical engineer, scientist, and founder of Dr Kotu Insights, bringing extensive research and industry expertise to the management of microbiological challenges across diverse sectors, including oil and gas, chemical, aviation, wind, and hydrogen industries.
Torben Lund Skovhus is docent and project manager at VIA University College in the Research Center for Built Environment, Climate and Water Technology, Horsens, Denmark. He is the principal owner of Skovhus BioConsult (SBC).
Kenneth Wunch, PhD, holds the position of Energy Technology Fellow at Lanxess in Houston responsible for business development, technology transfer, and shaping the innovation pipeline and strategy for global oil and gas applications.
