Globally, the oil and gas industry produces a large volume of waste in the form of produced
water, oil sludge, and flue gases that can pose a negative impact on environment. As such …

Oily sludge is one of the most significant solid wastes generated in the petroleum industry. It
is a complex emulsion of various petroleum hydrocarbons (PHCs), water, heavy metals, and …

The growing global demand for sustainable technologies that improves the efficiency of
petrochemical processes in the oil industry has driven advances in petroleum biotechnology …

Lipopeptides are microbial surface active compounds produced by a wide variety of
bacteria, fungi, and yeast. They are characterized by high structural diversity and have the …

Oily sludge is a kind of solid emulsified waste produced by the petroleum industry. It is
generally composed of water, crude oil, and solid particulate matter. Because it contains …

Sludge and solids accumulating in crude oil storage tanks (referred as tank bottoms)
reduces tank volume and requires periodic removal and disposal. Effective management of …

The activities of the oil industry have several impacts on the environment due to the large
amounts of oily wastes that are generated. The oily sludges are a semi-solid material …

Petroleum Waste Treatment and Pollution Control combines state-of-the-art and traditional
treatment and control methods for removing, controlling, and treating problems, such as …

The oil sludge is considered as a hazardous waste, the improper disposal or insufficient
treatment can pose a major problem to the oil production, transportation and processing …

Petroleum refining generates hazardous sludge with polyaromatic hydrocarbons and heavy
metals. The main objective of the study was to evaluate the performance of microwave …