A tradeoff between physical encounters and consumption determines an optimal droplet size for microbial degradation of dispersed oil

Keyphrases

• Droplet Size 100%
• Microbial Degradation 100%
• Dispersed Oil 100%
• Biodegradation 50%
• Oil Concentration 50%
• Oil Droplet 50%
• Oil Degradation 50%
• Dispersant 25%
• Hydrocarbons 25%
• Degradation Rate 25%
• Knowledge Gaps 25%
• Surface-to-volume Ratio 25%
• Water Column 25%
• Marine Environment 25%
• Time Lead 25%
• Droplet Size Distribution 25%
• Varying Diameter 25%
• Biodegradation Pathway 25%
• Deep Ocean 25%
• Biophysical Model 25%
• Ocean Water 25%
• Consumption Time 25%
• Natural Marine Environment 25%
• Marine Bacteria 25%
• Droplet Distribution 25%
• Chemical Dispersant 25%
• Consumption Model 25%
• Hydrocarbon Pollution 25%
• Oil Spill Response 25%
• Oil Degradation Rate 25%
• Bacterial Biodegradation 25%
• Microbial Oil 25%
• Encounter Time 25%
• Oil-degrading Bacteria 25%

Engineering

• Droplet Size 100%
• Microbial Biodegradation 100%
• Biodegradation 75%
• Degradation Rate 50%
• Oil Droplet 50%
• Dispersant 50%
• Oil Concentration 50%
• Field Study 25%
• Characteristic Time 25%
• Volume Ratio 25%
• Limiting Factor 25%
• Lead Time 25%
• Oil Spill 25%
• Droplet Size Distribution 25%
• Initial Oil 25%
• Ocean Water 25%
• Microbial Oil 25%

Earth and Planetary Sciences

• Marine Environment 100%
• Dispersant 100%
• Limiting Factor 50%
• Water Column 50%
• Field Study 50%
• Surface Area 50%
• Laboratory Experiment 50%
• Marine Bacteria 50%
• Oil Spill Response 50%