Indigenous Bacterial Consortium Data for PAH Degradation in Oil Sludge

Experimentally derived data from controlled enrichment conditions documents the selection and performance of hydrocarbon-degrading bacterial isolates for treating crude oil waste sludge. The dataset includes isolate-level functional traits, consortium composition, carrier material properties, and time-series measurements of viability and PAH transformation. It was authored by Onyedikachi Ubani and last updated on 2026-05-16.

Use Cases

• Modeling polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (PAH) degradation kinetics based on time-series transformation metrics.
• Analyzing the relationship between carrier material properties and bioinoculant shelf-life based on physicochemical characterization data.
• Screening for effective bacterial consortia based on functional traits and biosurfactant production profiles.
• Studying microbial community dynamics in waste treatment based on consortium composition data.

Strengths

• Includes multiple data modalities such as SEM–EDX structural images and tabular experimental measurements.
• Covers the full experimental pipeline from isolate screening to degradation performance assessment.
• Released under a permissive CC-BY-4.0 license for reuse.

Limitations

• Row count and specific column definitions are unknown, requiring manual inspection after download.
• The dataset is relatively small at 6.4 MB, which may limit the scope of analysis.

Provenance

Source

figshare, authored by Onyedikachi Ubani.

Collection Method

Experimentally derived from controlled enrichment conditions and laboratory characterization.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-16 23:49:13.