ISSN: 2410-9649 Ukpaka / Chemistry International 2(1) (2016) 19-28 iscientic.org. 19 www.bosaljournals/chemint/ editorci@bosaljournals.com Article type: Research article Article history: Received June 2015 Accepted August 2015 January 2016 Issue Keywords: Model Moringa extract Bioremediation Crude oil Development Soil Crude oil spillage on land is a major undeniable challenge we face in the Niger Delta, this is as a result of the oil exploration and exploitation activity done by the big oil multinationals and also those done by indigenous private firms, the petroleum could find its way to the soil via occurrences including pipeline leakages and explosions, corrosion of underground pipes transporting crude oil and petroleum product and also it could come purely in form of untreated industrial waste. As a result of the foregoing research work was conducted using Moringa leave extract, and the component of interest included phosphates, potassium and nitrogen which are the major stimulators of bioremediation, were found to be abundant in the Moringa Oleifera leave extract. The application of Moringa leave extract was found to be useful in the enhancing of crude oil polluted lands, and by so doing it facilitates the rehabilitation of the contaminated soil as well as reinstating the soil constituents for agricultural purposes. This is a new research investigation which show high efficiency in bioremediation program the maximum specific rate and the rate constants as well as they overall order of the bioremediation reaction were determined, using the principle of the rate laws as well as they Monod’s equation from which the line waver burke plot was obtained. Therefore the experiment as well as the theoretical model developed can be used to monitor, predict and simulate the rate of degradation of hydrocarbons present in a polluted soil undergoing bioremediation under the influence of Moringa Oleifera leave extract. © 2016 International Scientific Organization: All rights reserved. Capsule Summary: Moringa oleifera leave extract was applied the remediation of land contaminated with of crude oil, and by so doing it facilitates the rehabilitation of the contaminated soil as well as reinstating the soil constituents for agricultural purposes. The models developed can used to monitor, predict and simulate the rate of bio-degradation of hydrocarbons. Cite This Article As: C. P. Ukpaka. Development of model for bioremediation of crude oil using moringa extract. Chemistry International 2(1) (2016) 19-28. INTRODUCTION Moringa is the sole genus in the family of plants moringaceae Moringa oleifera. is one of the 14 species of family Moringaceae, native to India, Africa, Arabia, Southeast Asia, South America, and the Pacific and Caribbean Islands, it ranges in size from tiny herbs to massive trees. It iss the most widely cultivated species in the family moringaceae Because M. oleifera has been naturalized in many tropic and sub- Chemistry International 2(1) (2016) 19-28 Development of model for bioremediation of crude oil using moringa extract Chukwuemeka Peter Ukpaka Department of Chemical/Petrochemical Engineering, Rivers State University of Science and Technology, Nkpolu, P.M.B. 5080, Port Harcourt, Nigeria *Corresponding author’s E. mail: chukwuemeka24@yahoo.com ARTICLE INFO ABSTRACT