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In the present work, the biopolymer produced by Arthrobacter viscosus CECT 908 was studied for the first time for a possible application in Microbial Enhanced Oil Recovery (MEOR). The rheological properties of this biopolymer were studied and compared with those of xanthan gum. The results demonstrated that the biopolymer produced by A. viscosus CECT 908 exhibited higher viscosity values (1207 \u00b1 14 mPa.s at a concentration of 2.5 g\/L, 40\u00b0C and a shear rate of 1.4 s\u22121) when compared with xanthan gum at the same conditions (281 \u00b1 11 mPa.s). The structure of the biopolymer was not affected by high shear rates (up to 300 s\u22121), which is important for its application in enhanced oil recovery processes. Furthermore, it remained stable after exposure at high temperatures (up to 80\u00b0C) and salinities (up to 200 g NaCl\/L), making it useful for application in a wide range of oil reservoirs. In sand-pack column assays performed using a heavy crude oil (\u03b740\u00b0C= 167 mPa.s) this biopolymer allowed a higher additional oil recovery (25.7 \u00b1 0.5%) when compared with xanthan gum (19.8 \u00b1 1.2%) due to the achievement of a more favorable mobility ratio between the injected biopolymer solution and the crude oil, which resulted in a more uniform displacement front. The results herein obtained demonstrated, for the first time, that the biopolymer produced by A. viscosus CECT 908 is a promising agent for enhancing heavy oil recovery in high temperature and high salinity oil reservoirs.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.2118\/190460-ms","type":"proceedings-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2018,3,23]],"date-time":"2018-03-23T15:05:28Z","timestamp":1521817528000},"source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":4,"title":["Characterization of a Biopolymer Produced by <i>Arthrobacter Viscosus<\/i> CECT 908 for Application in Microbial Enhanced Oil Recovery"],"prefix":"10.2118","author":[{"given":"M. R.","family":"Couto","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"University of Minho"}]},{"given":"E. J.","family":"Gudi\u00f1a","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"University of Minho"}]},{"given":"D.","family":"Ferreira","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"University of Minho"}]},{"given":"J. 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