Petroleum Research Today is a free monthly online journal that collates and summarizes the latest research about Petroleum, including details on crude oil, extraction, chemistry, pollution.

Volume 4 (2008), Issue 5 (May)

1. A comparison of concentrations of polycyclic aromatic compounds detected in dust samples from various regions of the world.
   Environ Int. [Abstract] [Full-text]
2. The effects of different catalysts on the pyrolysis of industrial wastes (olive and hazelnut bagasse).
   Bioresour Technol. [Abstract] [Full-text]
3. Development of an inventory and temporal allocation profiles of emissions from power plants and industrial facilities in Thailand.
   Sci Total Environ, 397(1): 103-18. [Abstract] [Full-text]
4. The co-application of earthworms (Dendrobaena veneta) and compost to increase hydrocarbon losses from diesel contaminated soils.
   Environ Int. [Abstract] [Full-text]
5. Using earthworms to test the efficiency of remediation of oil-polluted soil in tropical Mexico.
   Ecotoxicol Environ Saf. [Abstract] [Full-text]
6. Petroleum ether extract of Cnidium monnieri ameliorated scopolamine-induced amnesia through adrenal gland-mediated mechanism in male rats.
   J Ethnopharmacol, 117(3): 403-7. [Abstract] [Full-text]
7. Gas chromatographic fingerprinting of crude oil from Idu-Ekpeye oil spillage site in Niger-delta, Nigeria.
   Environ Monit Assess, 141(1): 359-64. [Abstract] [Full-text]
8. Structural study of 2-(1-oxo-1 H-inden-3-yl)-2H-indene-1,3-dione by DFT calculations, NMR and IR spectroscopy.
   Spectrochim Acta A Mol Biomol Spectrosc, 70(1): 94-8. [Abstract] [Full-text]
9. Laser enhanced photo-catalytic removal of phenol from water using p-type NiO semiconductor catalyst.
   J Hazard Mater, 155(1): 83-9. [Abstract] [Full-text]
10. One-pot synthesis of chemically modified vegetable oils.
    J Agric Food Chem, 56(9): 3049-56. [Abstract] [Full-text]
11. Diesel and kerosene degradation by Pseudomonas desmolyticum NCIM 2112 and Nocardia hydrocarbonoxydans NCIM 2386.
    Curr Microbiol, 56(6): 581-6. [Abstract] [Full-text]
12. Bioenergy production via microbial conversion of residual oil to natural gas.
    Appl Environ Microbiol, 74(10): 3022-9. [Abstract] [Full-text]
13. Ecotoxicity and biodegradability in soil and aqueous media of lubricants used in forestry applications.
    Bioresour Technol. [Abstract] [Full-text]
14. Microbial enhanced separation of oil from a petroleum refinery sludge.
    J Hazard Mater. [Abstract] [Full-text]
15. An integrated simulation, inference, and optimization method for identifying groundwater remediation strategies at petroleum-contaminated aquifers in western Canada.
    Water Res, 42(10): 2629-39. [Abstract] [Full-text]
16. Moringa oleifera oil: A possible source of biodiesel.
    Bioresour Technol. [Abstract] [Full-text]
17. Establishing an integrated databank for plastic manufacturers and converters in Kuwait.
    Waste Manag. [Abstract] [Full-text]
18. Monitoring exogenous and indigenous bacteria by PCR-DGGE technology during the process of microbial enhanced oil recovery.
    J Ind Microbiol Biotechnol, 35(6): 619-628. [Abstract] [Full-text]
19. Characterization of alkanes, hopanes, and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in tar-balls collected from the East Coast of Peninsular Malaysia.
    Mar Pollut Bull, 56(5): 950-62. [Abstract] [Full-text]
20. Hair growth promoting activity of Eclipta alba in male albino rats.
    Arch Dermatol Res. [Abstract] [Full-text]
21. High-value oils from plants.
    Plant J, 54(4): 640-55. [Abstract] [Full-text]
22. Platform biochemicals for a biorenewable chemical industry.
    Plant J, 54(4): 536-45. [Abstract] [Full-text]
23. OCCURRENCE AND MASS LOADINGS OF n-ALKANES IN RIVERINE RUNOFF OF THE PEARL RIVER DELTA, SOUTH CHINA: GLOBAL IMPLICATIONS FOR LEVELS AND INPUTS.
    Environ Toxicol Chem. [Abstract] [Full-text]
24. Distribution, source apportionment, and transport of PAHs in sediments from the Pearl River Delta and the Northern South China Sea.
    Arch Environ Contam Toxicol, 55(1): 11-20. [Abstract] [Full-text]
25. Interfacial adsorption of antifreeze proteins: a neutron reflection study.
    Biophys J, 94(11): 4405-13. [Abstract] [Full-text]
26. Quality of life in patients with facial steroid dermatitis before and after treatment.
    J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol, 22(6): 663-9. [Abstract] [Full-text]
27. Accidental paraffin poisoning in Kenyan children.
    Trop Med Int Health, 13(6): 845-7. [Abstract] [Full-text]
28. Plant genetic engineering for biofuel production: towards affordable cellulosic ethanol.
    Nat Rev Genet, 9(6): 433-43. [Abstract] [Full-text]
29. Meta-analysis of benzene exposure and non-Hodgkin lymphoma: biases could mask an important association.
    Occup Environ Med, 65(6): 371-8. [Abstract] [Full-text]
30. Exposures and reported symptoms associated with occupational deployment to the Buncefield fuel depot fire, England 2005.
    Occup Environ Med, 65(6): 404-11. [Abstract] [Full-text]
31. Proximate analyses and predicting HHV of chars obtained from cocracking of petroleum vacuum residue with coal, plastics and biomass.
    Bioresour Technol, 99(11): 5043-50. [Abstract] [Full-text]
32. Mosquito larvicidal activity of gluanol acetate, a tetracyclic triterpenes derived from Ficus racemosa Linn.
    Parasitol Res, 103(2): 333-9. [Abstract] [Full-text]
33. Production of polyhydroxybutyrate in switchgrass, a value-added co-product in an important lignocellulosic biomass crop.
    Plant Biotechnol J. [Abstract] [Full-text]
34. Measurements of radiation level in petroleum products and wastes in Riyadh City Refinery.
    J Environ Radioact, 99(7): 1026-31. [Abstract] [Full-text]
35. Evaluation of leaf extracts of Vitex negundo L. (Family: Verbenaceae) against larvae of Culex tritaeniorhynchus and repellent activity on adult vector mosquitoes.
    Parasitol Res. [Abstract] [Full-text]
36. Utility of lipid biomarkers in support of bioremediation efforts at army sites.
    J Microbiol Methods, 74(1): 17-25. [Abstract] [Full-text]
37. Structural and biological behaviors of some nonionic Schiff-base amphiphiles and their Cu(II) and Fe(III) metal complexes.
    Colloids Surf B Biointerfaces, 64(2): 179-83. [Abstract] [Full-text]
38. Removal of ammonium ion from produced waters in petroleum offshore exploitation by a batch single-stage electrolytic process.
    J Hazard Mater. [Abstract] [Full-text]
39. Crops: A Green Approach toward Self-Assembled Soft Materials.
    Acc Chem Res. [Abstract] [Full-text]
40. Degradation of pyridine and 4-methylpyridine by Gordonia terrea IIPN1.
    Biodegradation, 19(4): 481-7. [Abstract] [Full-text]
41. Molluscicidal activity against Oncomelania hupensis of Ginkgo biloba.
    Fitoterapia, 79(4): 250-4. [Abstract] [Full-text]
42. In vitro antioxidant activity of Argyreia cymosa bark extracts.
    Fitoterapia, 79(4): 287-9. [Abstract] [Full-text]
43. Dynamic adsorption of monoclonal antibody layers on hydrophilic silica surface: a combined study by spectroscopic ellipsometry and AFM.
    J Colloid Interface Sci, 323(1): 18-25. [Abstract] [Full-text]

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