Neem-Based Green Biocide for Mitigating Crude Oil Souring: Inhibition of Sulfate-Reducing Bacteria
Crude oil souring, driven by the metabolic activity of sulfate-reducing bacteria (SRB), presents significant operational and environmental challenges in petroleum production. The generation of hydrogen sulfide (H₂S) by SRB contributes to reservoir plugging, infrastructure corrosion, decreased oil quality, and increased...