With continuous economic and technological growth, sustainable development must be
pursued and comprehensive transformation of economic and social development systems …

Heavy oil sludge as a highly hazardous solid waste poses potential pollution risks to the
ecological environment. Microbial degradation of petroleum hydrocarbons is an emerging …

Oily sludge management is a global environmental concern due to its hazardous nature.
Oily sludge obtained from a refinery in India had 19–21% oil content. The oil was highly …

The use of functional microbial strains is an emerging strategy for exploiting heavy oil
reserves. The aim of this study was to obtain bacterial strains potentially applicable in …

Nowadays, petroleum hydrocarbon pollution is one of the most widespread types of
contamination that poses a serious threat to both public health and the environment. Among …

Background The lithospheric microbiome plays a vital role in global biogeochemical cycling,
yet their mutual modulation mechanisms remain largely uncharted. Petroleum reservoirs are …

Globally, the reserves of heavy crude oil are seven times more abundant than that of light
crude, and yet, they are underutilized because of their high viscosity and density, which is …

The Gulf of Mexico (GoM) is an important source of oil for the United States and Mexico.
There has been growing interest, particularly after the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, in …

Crude oil pollution is environmentally ubiquitous and has become a global public concern
about its impact on human health. Asphaltenes are the key components of heavy crude oil …

Great challenge of the ultra-heavy oil recovery via cold approaches is attracting the
increasing worldwide efforts. Here, we reported a microbial strategy with using the …