Thermo-kinetic investigation of optimum growth temperature of petroleum bacteria

The power-time curves of the growth of three strains of petroleum bacteria at different temperatures have been determined. A novel equation of a power -time curve has been proposed in this paper. The general formula to calcula te the rate constant of the bacterial growth has been derived. The rate con stants of the bacterial growth at different temperatures, the heat producti on per newly formed bacterium, the bacterial number at the end of the bacte rial growth and the deceleration rate constant of the bacterial growth at 5 0.00 degreesC, have been calculated. The optimum growth temperatures of the three strains have been obtained.