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Relevance of Deep-Subsurface Microbiology for Underground Gas Storage and Geothermal Energy Production

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Abbreviations

16S rRNA:

Ribosomal RNA of a sedimentation rate of 16 Svedberg

AOM:

Anaerobic oxidation of methane

bbl:

Barrel (oil)

CARD-FISH:

Catalyzed reporter deposition-Fluorescence in situ hybridisation

CCS:

Carbon capture and storage

cDNA:

Complementary DNA

CLEAN:

CO2 large-scale enhanced gas recovery in the Altmark Natural Gas Field

CO2CRC:

Cooperative Research Centre for Greenhouse Gas Technologies

COE:

Cost of electricity

CO2-EGR:

EGR using CO2

CO2-EOR:

EOR using CO2

CO2MAN:

CO2-reservoir management

CO2SINK:

CO2 Storage by injection into a saline aquifer at Ketzin

DAPI:

4′,6-Diamidin-2-phenylindol

DGGE:

Denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis

DNA:

Deoxyribonucleic acid

DOC:

Dissolved organic carbon

dsrAB:

Dissimilatory (bi)sulfite reductase gene

EDTA:

Ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid

ECBM:

Enhanced coal bed mining

EGR:

Enhanced gas recovery

EOR:

Enhanced oil recovery

EPS:

Extracellular polymeric substances

FISH:

Fluorescence in situ hybridization

HFC:

Hydrofluorocarbons

IEAGHG:

International Energy Agency Greenhouse Gas

mcr :

Methyl coenzyme M reductase gene

MEOR:

Microbial enhanced oil recovery

MIC:

Microbially influenced corrosion

MPN:

Most probable number

mRNA:

Messenger RNA

OIP:

Oil in place

P :

Pressure

PAH:

Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons

PFC:

Perfluorocarbons

PCR:

Polymerase chain reaction

PDS:

Bottom-hole positive displacement sampler

PLFA:

Phospholipid-derived fatty acids

qPCR:

Quantitative polymerase chain reaction

RECOBIO:

Recycling of sequestrated CO2 by deep subsurface microbial-biogeochemical transformation, RECOBIO-1 and RECOBIO-2 are two successive projects

RNA:

Ribonucleic acid

RT-qPCR:

Reverse transcription-quantitative PCR

SAC:

Surface active compound

SC-CO2 :

Supercritical carbon dioxide

SIP:

Stable isotope probing

SSCP:

Single-strand conformation polymorphism

TOC:

Total organic carbon

T-RFLP:

Terminal restriction fragment length polymorphism

UGS:

Underground gas storage

V :

Volume

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    Claudia Gniese & Michael Schlömann

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    Petra Bombach & Hans-Hermann Richnow

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Gniese, C. et al. (2013). Relevance of Deep-Subsurface Microbiology for Underground Gas Storage and Geothermal Energy Production. In: Schippers, A., Glombitza, F., Sand, W. (eds) Geobiotechnology II. Advances in Biochemical Engineering/Biotechnology, vol 142. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/10_2013_257

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