Petroleum hydrocarbon compounds are persistent organic pollutants, which can cause
permanent damage to ecosystems due to their biomagnification. Bioremediation of oil is …

Methanogenic and methanotrophic archaea produce and consume the greenhouse gas
methane, respectively, using the reversible enzyme methyl-coenzyme M reductase (Mcr) …

Petroleum refinery sludge, an egregious solid residue generated from the wastewater
treatment plants poses an environmental hazard owing to its intricate hydrocarbon …

The multiple ecological influences and potential microbial degradation of microplastics are
generally attributed to the microbial communities colonized on microplastics. Phages play …

The inefficient conversion of carbon dioxide (CO 2) to methane often restricts the
advancement of CO 2 biomethanation technologies. This study explored the degrading …

The development history of carbon capture, utilization and storage for enhanced oil recovery
(CCUS-EOR) in China is comprehensively reviewed, which consists of three stages …

The microbial conversion of alkanes to methane in hydrocarbon-contaminated environments
is an intrinsic bioremediation strategy under anoxic conditions. However, the mechanism of …

Anaerobic bioremediation is a relevant process in the management of sites contaminated by
petroleum hydrocarbons. Recently, interspecies electron transfer processes mediated by …

Microorganisms inhabited in oil reservoirs play a fundamental role in microbial enhanced oil
recovery. Gas injection has been adopted as an alternative method in the tertiary oil …

There is a growing need for biological and chemical methods for upcycling plastic waste
streams. Pyrolysis processes can accelerate plastic depolymerization by breaking …