Bacteria dose for Paradip oil spill.IOC IOC abbr. International Olympic Committee IOC n abbr (= International Olympic Committee) → COI m IOC n abbr (= set to unleash eco- friendly zappers to eat up slick INDIAN Oil Corporation Indian Oil Corporation Ltd. (IOCL) was formed in 1964 through the merger of Indian Oil Company Ltd. (Estd. 1959) and Indian Refineries Ltd. (Estd. 1958). IOCL is India's largest oil company and the largest PSU company in terms of revenue. ( IOC) is rushing a team armed with oil- eating natural bacteria to tackle the oil spillage at Paradip from the ship Black Rose that sank near the port on September 9. Anand Kumar, director ( R& D) said IOC has developed special bacteria at its R& D centre in Faridabad, which feed on oil and reduce it to eco- friendly natural soil. These " oil zappers" have been developed to eat up the oily sludge that is left as waste in the company's refineries after crude oil has been refined into petroleum products such as petrol, diesel and LPG LPG: see liquefied petroleum gas. 1. LPG - Linguaggio Procedure Grafiche (Italian for "Graphical Procedures Language"). dott. Gabriele Selmi. Roughly a cross between Fortran and APL, with graphical-oriented extensions and several peculiarities. . Kumar said the bacteria are very effective on land. " We are confident that portions of the oil slick that have reached the shoreline will be neutralised in a matter of days through this " biomediation" technology," he added. IOC has also developed a strain of bacteria that can operate under saline conditions in the laboratory. However, these have not been tried out at sea. So, the current crisis will also provide the team with an opportunity to test the bacteria on the spillage that is floating on the sea and has not come to the shore. The IOC team will first assess the situation and see how much of the bacteria are required. The bio- reactors at the Faridabad R& D centre will then be used to produce the requisite quantity. Samples of the oil slick will also be taken and sent back to the R& D centre to improve the effectiveness of the strains while the operation to contain the oil spillage is on. He said IOC's R& D centre has vast experience in containing and controlling oil sludge Oil sludge or black sludge is a solid or gel in motor oil caused by the oil gelling or solidifying, usually at temperatures lower than 100 degrees Celsius. Sludge can be a major contributor to engine problems, and can require the engine to be replaced if the damage is severe. . Around 70,000 tonnes of oil sludge has been treated successfully at the IOC refineries since 1995 when the technology was first introduced. Kumar has informed Paradip Port Trust chairman K. Raghuramaiah that the IOC team will reach Paradip on Friday. IOC had got in touch with the port authorities port authorities npl → autoridades fpl portuarias as fears of a major environmental hazard 'Environmental hazard' is a generic term for any situation or state of events which poses a threat to the surrounding environment. This term incorporates topics like pollution and Natural Hazards such as storms and earthquakes. have arisen over the oil leaking from the ship. This eco- friendly technology developed jointly by IOC and TERI TERI The Education Resources Institute (education financing) TERI Tata Energy Research Institute (India) TERI The Energy and Resources Institute (India) has won a UK award in 2003. Efforts are also being planned to contain the spread of oil on the high seas high seas In maritime law, the waters lying outside the territorial waters of any and all states. In the Middle Ages, a number of maritime states asserted sovereignty over large portions of the high seas. by restricting it to particular manageable spots. This " oilivorous" technology consisting of natural bacteria is safer to handle as it has no disease- causing organisms. The technology available works extremely well on oil spillage on land as the specialised bacteria cultured in the laboratory remain localised localised - localisation and attached to the targeted molecules of hydrocarbon. However, extending the same application on aquatic or marine systems where the conditions are altogether different in terms of nature of medium ( microbes doesn't thrive and survive effectively in saline water) requires a more focused approach and specialised application. Currently, IOC and TERI are working on an Indo- Australian joint project to extend the scope of the technology to aquatic and marine systems as India has a large coastal belt and numerous sea ports that handle transportation of crude oil and petroleum products. Copyright 2009 India Today Group. All Rights Reserved. Provided by Syndigate.info an Albawaba.com company |
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