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Amenaghawon, N. A.
Department of Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, University of Benin, PMB 1154, Benin City, Nigeria
Osarenotor, O.
Department of Environmental Management and Toxicology, Faculty of Life Sciences, University of Benin, PMB 1154, Benin City, Nigeria
Okieimen, E. A.
Department of Plant Biology and Biotechnology, Faculty of Life Sciences, University of Benin, PMB 1154, Benin City, Nigeria
Okpebho, O. O.
Department of Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, University of Benin, PMB 1154, Benin City, Nigeria
ABSTRACT
Microbial desulphurisation of crude oil using Aspergillus niger was studied and optimised using a three-variable, three-level Box-Behnken design (BBD) combined with response surface methodology (RSM). A statistical model was developed from the experimental design to determine the effect of spore volume, nitrogen and phosphorus supplementation on the degree of desulphurisation. The fit and significance of the model were tested using analysis of variance (ANOVA). The results obtained revealed that the model was statistically significant (p
Keywords: Crude oil, Aspergillus niger, Box-Behnken design, Optimization, Desulphurisation
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Wednesday, June 21, 2017
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Vol. 3 No. 1, JUNE 2017
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