The global use of petroleum hydrocarbons for energy and raw materials in various
applications has increased with extensive release of a wide variety of contaminants into the …

In the petroleum industry, oil and water emulsions are frequent, not only in oilfield operations
but also during the transportation and refining processes. Once depicting emulsion …

Oils are hydrophobic, but their degradation is frequently found to be accelerated in the
presence of water microdroplets. The direct chemical consequences of water–oil contact …

In the current study, clove oil nanoemulsion (CL-nanoemulsion) and emulsion (CL-
emulsion) were prepared through an ecofriendly method. The prepared CL-nanoemulsion …

As the global oil market continues to tighten, there is an increasing focus on enhancing oil
recovery. However, enhanced oil recovery technologies require the addition of chemical …

Crude oil spills, resulting from transportation, drilling or accident, are a severe threat to the
aqueous environment. However, crude oil with high viscosity makes the clean-up of oil spills …

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 …

This review systematically reports the pyrolysis of oily sludge (OS) from petroleum industry in
regards to its dual features of the energy recovery potential and the environmental risks. The …

The need for efficient demulsification process to treat emulsions in the petroleum industry is
well acknowledged. For decades, numerous researches have been conducted to examine …

Petroleum hydrocarbons, heavy metals and agricultural pesticides have mutagenic,
carcinogenic, immunotoxic and teratogenic effects and cause drastic changes in soil …