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 …

Currently, most of the materials for oil–water separation membranes are limited to fluorine-
based polymers with low surface energy. However, it is not biodegradable and requires …

Petroleum refining unavoidably generates large volumes of oily wastewater. The
environmentally acceptable disposal of oily wastewater is a current challenge to the …

Oily sludge is a prevalent hazardous waste generated in the petroleum industry, and
effectively treating it remains a key challenge for the petroleum and petrochemical sectors …

Pollution and the global health impacts from toxic environmental pollutants are presently of
great concern. At present, more than 100 million people are at risk from exposure to a …

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 …

The utilization of solar-driven photocatalysis presents a highly promising approach to tackle
the urgent challenges posed by environmental pollution and energy scarcity. Compared to …

Nutrient deficiency severely impairs the catabolic activity of indigenous microorganisms in
hydrocarbon rich environments (HREs) and limits the rate of intrinsic bioremediation. The …

An increasing quantum of pollutants from various industrial sector activities represents a
severe menace to environmental & ecological balance. Bioremediation is gaining flow …