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Biodegradation of Short-Chain n -Alkanes in Oil Sands Tailings under Methanogenic Conditions

Siddique, Tariq, Fedorak, Phillip M., Foght, Julia M.·2006·Environmental Science & Technology

DOI 10.1021/es060993m

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The biodegradation of a mixture of low molecular weight n-alkanes (C6, C7, C8, and C10) was assessed under methanogenic conditions using mature fine tailings (MFT) produced by the oil sands industry in Alberta, Canada. Microorganisms present in the MFT mineralized the added n-alkane mixture, producing 16.2 (+/- 0.3) or 20.5 (+/- 0.1) mmol of methane in the headspace of microcosms spiked with 0.2% or 0.5% w/v n-alkanes, respectively, during 29 weeks of incubation. The spiked n-alkanes biodegraded in the sequence C10 > C8 > C7 > C6. Degradation of 100% C10, 97% C8, 74% C7, and 44% C6 occurred in a mixture of n-alkanes in the MFT spiked at 0.2% after 25 weeks of incubation. The same pattern of biodegradation was also observed in the MFT spiked with 0.5% n-alkanes. Stoichiometric calculations confirmed the mineralization of the degraded n-alkanes to methane. This study showed that the short-chain n-alkanes, which comprise a significant portion of the unrecovered naphtha used in bitumen extraction and released into the settling basins, can be biodegraded into methane. These findings may influence decisions regarding extraction processes and long-term management of MFT, and they suggest that intrinsic, methanogenic metabolism of these n-alkanes may occur in other anoxic environments.

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Authors: Siddique, T., Fedorak, P. M., & Foght, J. M.
Affiliations: University of Alberta (CA)
Corresponding author: Foght, Julia M.
ORCID: Siddique, Tariq
Fedorak, Phillip M.
Foght, Julia M.
Venue: Environmental Science & Technology
Publisher: American Chemical Society (ACS)
Published: 2006-08-03
Volume: 40
Issue: 17
Pages: 5459-5464
ISSN: 0013-936X (ISSN-L)
1520-5851
DOI: 10.1021/es060993m
OpenAlex: W2060907007
Cited by: 197
References: 31
Citations by year: 2026: 7 · 2025: 11 · 2024: 9 · 2023: 8 · 2022: 1 · 2021: 15 · 2020: 11 · 2019: 12 · 2018: 11 · 2017: 7 · 2016: 21 · 2015: 14 · 2014: 21 · 2013: 9 · 2012: 9
FWCI: 3.68
Type: journal article
Language: en
Open access: closed
Locations: Environmental Science & Technology (publishedVersion)
PubMed (publishedVersion)
Funders: Canadian Natural Resources Limited
Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers
Topics: Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Pollution › Microbial bioremediation and biosurfactants
Physical Sciences › Energy › Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment › Anaerobic Digestion and Biogas Production
Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Environmental Chemistry › Environmental Chemistry and Analysis
Keywords: n-alkane degradation, short-chain alkanes, mature fine tailings, oil sands, methane production, naphtha, bitumen extraction, anoxia, microcosm incubation, stoichiometric analysis, tailings management
MeSH terms: Alkanes, Methane, Molecular Weight, Silicon Dioxide, Soil Microbiology, Soil Pollutants

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