Petroleum sludge is a solid emulsified waste and contaminant commonly produced in the
petroleum industry. In the recent past, there has been increased business growth in the oil …

Oily sludge is a residue from the petroleum industry composed of a mixture of sand, water,
metals, and high content of hydrocarbons (HCs). The heavy oily sludge used in this study …

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 …

Petroleum industrial activities such as crude oil spillage, sludge generation, and effluent
wastewater adversely affects the surrounding ecosystem. Several biological processes have …

Sustainable treatment of petroleum oil sludge still remains as a major challenge to
petroleum refineries. Bioremediation is the promising technology involving bacteria for …

The present investigation employed transposon technology to enhance the degradation of
recalcitrant petroleum hydrocarbons present in petroleum oil sludge by using biosurfactant …

Efficient elimination of organic pollutants from wastewater is of great importance for
sustainable human development. In this work, we report the fabrication of oleophilic porous …

Bioremediation of real-time petroleum refining industry oily waste (PRIOW) is a major
challenge due to the poor emulsification potential and oil sludge disintegration efficiency of …

This study investigated biodiesel production from industrial sludge, focusing on the
feasibility and sustainability of converting waste materials into renewable energy sources …

Anthropogenic activities have led to hydrocarbon spills, and while traditional bioremediation
methods are costly and time-consuming, recent research has focused on engineered …