Bioremediation of PAHs and heavy metals co-contaminated soils: challenges and enhancement strategies

M Ali, X Song, D Ding, Q Wang, Z Zhang, Z Tang - Environmental Pollution, 2022 - Elsevier
Systemic studies on the bioremediation of co-contaminated PAHs and heavy metals are
lacking, and this paper provides an in-depth review on the topic. The released sources and …

Surfactant-enhanced remediation of oil-contaminated soil and groundwater: a review

JW Liu, KH Wei, SW Xu, J Cui, J Ma, XL Xiao… - Science of the Total …, 2021 - Elsevier
Oil leakage, which is inevitable in the process of extraction, processing, transportation and
storage, seriously undermines the soil and groundwater environment. Surfactants can …

The formation, stabilization and separation of oil–water emulsions: a review

Y Tian, J Zhou, C He, L He, X Li, H Sui - Processes, 2022 - mdpi.com
Oil–water emulsions are widely generated in industries, which may facilitate some
processes (eg, transportation of heavy oil, storage of milk, synthesis of chemicals or …

Recent progress on in-situ chemical oxidation for the remediation of petroleum contaminated soil and groundwater

KH Wei, J Ma, BD Xi, MD Yu, J Cui, BL Chen… - Journal of Hazardous …, 2022 - Elsevier
Accidental oil leaks and spills can often result in severe soil and groundwater pollution. In
situ chemical oxidation (ISCO) is a powerful and efficient remediation technology. In this …

Review of the application of natural surfactants in enhanced oil recovery: state-of-the-art and perspectives

SM Hama, AK Manshad, JA Ali - Energy & Fuels, 2023 - ACS Publications
Injecting surfactant by means of chemical enhanced oil recovery (cEOR) has acquired
predominant attention in improving oil recovery by changing either fluid/rock and/or …

Effect of petroleum hydrocarbon pollution levels on the soil microecosystem and ecological function

H Gao, M Wu, H Liu, Y Xu, Z Liu - Environmental Pollution, 2022 - Elsevier
Petroleum hydrocarbon pollution is a global problem. However, the effects of different
petroleum pollution levels on soil microbial communities and ecological functions are still …

Green electrospinning of biodegradable cellulose acetate nanofibrous membranes with tunable porosity

DG Oldal, F Topuz, T Holtzl… - … Sustainable Chemistry & …, 2023 - ACS Publications
The electrospinning of polymer nanofibers has received significant attention owing to their
high surface-area-to-volume ratio, high porosity, adjustable pore size and texture, and highly …

[HTML][HTML] Pickering foams and parameters influencing their characteristics

P Amani, R Miller, A Javadi, M Firouzi - Advances in Colloid and Interface …, 2022 - Elsevier
Pickering foams are available in many applications and have been continually gaining
interest in the last two decades. Pickering foams are multifaceted, and their characteristics …

Remediation of petrorefinery wastewater contaminants: A review on physicochemical and bioremediation strategies

L Kumar, M Chugh, S Kumar, K Kumar… - Process Safety and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Wastewater generated at different stages of petrorefinery industry contains various toxic
components including polyaromatic hydrocarbons, phenol, heavy metals, ammonia and …

Preparation and characterization of a low viscosity spray dust suppressant based on xanthan gum grafted sodium α-olefin sulfonate copolymer with proactive coal …

R Li, W Nie, Q Bao, W Niu, Q Tian, X Zhang… - Chemical Engineering …, 2024 - Elsevier
To address the problem of the high viscosity of current composite dust suppressants, which
results in spray droplet sizes that are not optimal for capturing respirable dust, a low …