Oilecodesulfur

Oil biodesulfurization: a review of applied analytical techniques The wide use of fossil fuels and their associated environmental concerns, highlighted the importance of affordable and clean energy (goal 7), as adopt…

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The OilEcoDesulfur team.
Yannis Vyrides, Freiherr Chari Saman
Marinos Stylianou

August in Limassol (Cyprus), a few meters away from the sea...
DNA extraction at Environmental Engineering Lab - Cyprus University of Technology.

Experiments at Environmental Engineering Lab - Cyprus University of Technology.
(1) Isolation of microorganisms that utilize DBT; (2) Isolation of microorganisms that biodegrade 2-hydroxybiphenyl (2-HBP); (3) Creation of Aerobic BDS Microbial Consortium; (4) Development of anaerobic BDS consortium

Dr Marinos Stylianou participated at Researchers’ Night 2019 where he presented OilEcoDesulfur project.

The Researchers’ Night event is organised by the Research Promotion Foundation (RPF) in collaboration with academic and research institutions as well as other organisations in Cyprus. The event is an initiative of the European Commission and is dedicated to bringing researchers closer to the public.

Changing media and providing DBT as a source of sulfur for bacteria in various test mixtures.

Sulfur removal from oil by Biodesulfurization (BDS) technology


PROJECT ACRONYM: OilEcoDesulfur (Βιοαποθείωση Πετρελαίου)
RPF PROJECT NUMBER: POST-DOC/0916/0121
RESTART 2016 – 2020 PROGRAMMES
PROGRAMME: DIDAKTOR (Post-Doctoral Researchers)
Duration: 2019-2022 (3 Years)

Sulfur compounds in liquid fuel are undesirable and the level of these compounds in diesel fuel is strictly regulated in the last 15 years for the European Union. These stringent regulations are imposing an urgent requirement for fuel terminals to produce fuels having ultra low sulfur content. One of the technologies commonly used to tackle this problem is the hydrodesulphurization that requires high temperatures and pressures and the exposure of crude oil fractions under severe conditions decreases the value of the fuel.
A promising “Eco Technology” is to employ Biodesulfurization (BDS) which it is a process that bacteria (liquid phase) are mixed with oil at ambient temperature and pressure and remove selectively organosulfur from oil fractions without degrading the carbon skeleton of the compounds.

This project’s aim is to develop BDS technology as a strategy to remove Sulfur from oil.

Consortium:
(A). HOST ORGANISATION: NORTEST LTD - Project Coordinator: Mr Christos Kallis

(B). Partner 1: The Cyprus University of Technology (CUT)
The ultrasound lab : Dr Christakis Damianou;
The Laboratory of Environmental Engineering : Dr Ioannis Vyrides

(C). Partner 2 - The University of Cyprus (UCY)
Department of Chemistry - Volatolomics Research Lab: Dr Agapios Agapiou

(D). Young Researcher: Dr Marinos Stylianou