Mixtures that break down petroleum hydrocarbons produced from bacteria isolated from seawater and sediment. Physical (mechanical cleaning: using barriers, absorbent materials, etc.) and chemical (using inorganic/organic sorbents) methods applied in the world for the removal of petroleum pollution offer limited success in addition to ecological concerns. The biological remediation (bioremediation) method, whose importance is understood more during the climate change process, stands out with its environmentally friendly application. GA-PETROL product is a biological remediation product developed for use in the removal of petroleum pollution.
GA-PETROL was developed with bacteria selected from the bacterial isolates obtained from different marine studies conducted by Prof. Dr. G. AltuÄŸ, founder of BÄ°YOTEK 15, from the Turkish Seas, by screening against Batman, (Batman crude oil-Heavy), ESSIDER (Libya Light), Iranian (Heavy), Russian Oil Export Blend (Middle REB), Siberian (Light SBLT), TÃœPRAÅž (Diesel 403) oil derivatives and those effective in oil removal. The product consists of bacterial mixtures whose scientific evidence has been established within the scope of the projects and whose effectiveness has been proven with field trials.
case study
KUWAIT PROJECT
The Kuwaiti oil fires are the incident in which Iraqi military forces, who invaded Kuwait during the Gulf War, set fire to over 700 oil wells in the country as they were withdrawing from Kuwait after being repelled by coalition forces. The fires started in January and February 1991, and the last fire was only extinguished in November 1991. [1] The fires, which could only be extinguished after a period of ten months, caused a major environmental disaster in the country. The soil and air pollution caused by the fires was later called the Gulf War syndrome. The Kuwaiti Ministry of Petroleum has initiated work within the scope of a United Nations project to clean the vast lands contaminated with oil as a result of extinguishing the oil wells set on fire during the Gulf War in Kuwait with sea water. A cooperation agreement has been signed with our solution partner TURANLAR HOLDING for R&D and study studies on behalf of the said project (2022).
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After the GA-PETROL product was proven to be successful under laboratory conditions, it was tested in a pilot study established with 1 ton of soil contaminated with Basra oil in the open area of Istanbul Teknokent by applying different product rates to the soil. This trial was conducted as a preliminary pilot study in order to prescribe the oil pollution removal studies to be carried out in the adjacent area of Kuwait. In the study, 70% petroleum hydrocarbon removal was achieved in the first 12 days and 96% in the 24th day.
Following the successful completion of the trial, the Kuwaiti Ministry of Petroleum initiated work within the scope of a United Nations project to clean up the vast lands contaminated with oil as a result of the oil wells set on fire during the Gulf War in Kuwait being extinguished with sea water.
In this context, BÄ°YOTEK15 signed a contract with its solution partner TURANLAR HOLDÄ°NG for the bacteriological cleaning of 3.5 million m3 of soil in the adjacent area of Kuwait with GA-PETROL product.
