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University of Tulsa

The Integrated Petroleum Environmental Consortium (IPEC) is a consortium of four universities in Oklahoma and Arkansas: The University of Tulsa (TU), The University of Oklahoma (OU), Oklahoma State University (OSU), and The University of Arkansas (UA) at Fayetteville. The fiscal center of IPEC is the University of Tulsa. The consortium has the following specific objectives:

The strategic and economic importance of this industry requires that industry, government and academia combine their resources and coordinate their efforts toward finding solutions for the environmental problems that represent the greatest challenge to the competitiveness of the domestic petroleum industry. The success of this effort will not only stimulate jobs in this industry sector, but also contribute in a large way to the environmental health of the nation. In response to this need, the four major research universities in the oil-producing states of Oklahoma and Arkansas have joined together to form the Integrated Petroleum Environmental Consortium (IPEC). The mission of IPEC is to increase the competitiveness of the domestic petroleum industry through a reduction in the costs of compliance with U.S. environmental regulations. Objectives specific to meeting the goals of the consortium include the following:

  1. Development of cost-effective technologies to meet the challenges of environmental regulations to the competitiveness of the domestic petroleum industry.
  2. Dissemination of information regarding state-of-the-art petroleum environmental technology, new technology development, and legal and regulatory issues which can impact the competitiveness of the domestic petroleum industry.

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Integrated Petroleum Environmental Consortium (IPEC)
IPEC University of Tulsa (TU)

Center Research Projects:

R827015C001 - Evaluation of Road Base Material Derived from Tank Bottom Sludges

R827015C002 - Passive Sampling Devices (PSDs) for Bioavailability Screening of Soils Containing Petrochemicals

R827015C003 - Demonstration of a Subsurface Drainage System for the Remediation of Brine-Impacted Soil

R827015C004 - Anaerobic Intrinsic Bioremediation of Whole Gasoline

R827015C005 - Microflora Involved in Phytoremediation of Polyaromatic Hydrocarbons

R827015C006 - Microbial Treatment of Naturally Occurring Radioactive Material (NORM)

R827015C007 - Using Plants to Remediate Petroleum-Contaminated Soil

R827015C008 - The Use of Nitrate for the Control of Sulfide Formation in Oklahoma Oil Fields

R827015C009 - Surfactant-Enhanced Treatment of Oil-Contaminated Soils and Oil-Based Drill Cuttings

R827015C010 - Novel Materials for Facile Separation of Petroleum Products from Aqueous Mixtures Via Magnetic Filtration

R827015C011 - Development of Relevant Ecological Screening Criteria (RESC) for Petroleum Hydrocarbon-Contaminated Exploration and Production Sites

R827015C012 - Humate-Induced Remediation of Petroleum Contaminated Surface Soils

R827015C013 - New Process for Plugging Abandoned Wells

R827015C014 - Enhancement of Microbial Sulfate Reduction for the Remediation of Hydrocarbon Contaminated Aquifers - A Laboratory and Field Scale Demonstration

R827015C015 - Locating Oil-Water Interfaces in Process Vessels

R827015C016 - Remediation of Brine Spills with Hay

R827015C017 - Continuation of an Investigation into the Anaerobic Intrinsic Bioremediation of Whole Gasoline

R827015C018 - Using Plants to Remediate Petroleum-Contaminated Soil

R827015C019 - Biodegradation of Petroleum Hydrocarbons in Salt-Impacted Soil by Native Halophiles or Halotolerants and Strategies for Enhanced Degradation

R827015C020 - Anaerobic Intrinsic Bioremediation of MTBE

R827015C021 - Evaluation of Commercial, Microbial-Based Products to Treat Paraffin Deposition in Tank Bottoms and Oil Production Equipment

R827015C022 - A Continuation: Humate-Induced Remediation of Petroleum Contaminated Surface Soils

R827015C023 - Data for Design of Vapor Recovery Units for Crude Oil Stock Tank Emissions

R827015C024 - Development of an Environmentally Friendly and Economical Process for Plugging Abandoned Wells

R827015C025 - A Continuation of Remediation of Brine Spills with Hay

R827015C026 - Identifying the Signature of the Natural Attenuation of MTBE in Goundwater Using Molecular Methods and "Bug Traps"

R827015C027 - Identifying the Signature of Natural Attenuation in the Microbial Ecology of Hydrocarbon Contaminated Groundwater Using Molecular Methods and "Bug Traps"

R827015C028 - Using Plants to Remediate Petroleum-Contaminated Soil: Project Continuation

R827015C030 - Effective Stormwater and Sediment Control During Pipeline Construction Using a New Filter Fence Concept

R827015C031 - Evaluation of Sub-micellar Synthetic Surfactants versus Biosurfactants for Enhanced LNAPL Recovery

R827015C032 - Utilization of the Carbon and Hydrogen Isotopic Composition of Individual Compounds in Refined Hydrocarbon Products To Monitor Their Fate in the Environment

R830633 - Integrated Petroleum Environmental Consortium (IPEC)

R830633C001 - Development of an Environmentally Friendly and Economical Process for Plugging Abandoned Wells (Phase II)

R830633C002 - A Continuation of Remediation of Brine Spills with Hay

R830633C003 - Effective Stormwater and Sediment Control During Pipeline Construction Using a New Filter Fence Concept

R830633C004 - Evaluation of Sub-micellar Synthetic Surfactants versus Biosurfactants for Enhanced LNAPL Recovery

R830633C005 - Utilization of the Carbon and Hydrogen Isotopic Composition of Individual Compounds in Refined Hydrocarbon Products To Monitor Their Fate in the Environment

R830633C006 - Evaluation of Commercial, Microbial-Based Products to Treat Paraffin Deposition in Tank Bottoms and Oil Production Equipment

R830633C007 - Identifying the Signature of the Natural Attenuation in the Microbial Ecology of Hydrocarbon Contaminated Groundwater Using Molecular Methods and “Bug Traps”

R830633C008 - Using Plants to Remediate Petroleum-Contaminated Soil: Project Continuation

R830633C009 - Use of Earthworms to Accelerate the Restoration of Oil and Brine Impacted Sites

X832428C001 - Effective Stormwater and Sediment Control During Pipeline Construction Using a New Filter Fence Concept

X832428C002 - Paraffin Control in Oil Wells Using Anaerobic Microorganisms

X832428C003 - Fiber Rolls as a Tool for Re-Vegetation of Oil-Brine Contaminated Watersheds

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