Aerobic biodegradation of BTEX: progresses and prospects

MH El-Naas, JA Acio, AE El Telib - Journal of Environmental Chemical …, 2014‏ - Elsevier
Monoaromatic pollutants such as benzene, toluene, ethyl benzene and xylenes are the most
commonly cited environmental contaminants in recent years and have attracted the attention …

A review on biodegradation and photocatalytic degradation of organic pollutants: A bibliometric and comparative analysis

P Singh, A Borthakur - Journal of cleaner production, 2018‏ - Elsevier
In the present era, environmental pollution are increasing manifolds due to various
anthropogenic activities. Organic pollutants are one of the biggest nuisances faced by the …

New extraction of toluene from water samples based on nano-carbon structure before determination by gas chromatography

S Teimoori, H Shirkhanloo, AH Hassani… - International Journal of …, 2023‏ - Springer
Toluene enters waters from different industries and has a hazardous effect on the
environment and humans. So, accurate determination of toluene in water must be evaluated …

[HTML][HTML] Applications of biocatalysts for sustainable oxidation of phenolic pollutants: A review

S Salehi, K Abdollahi, R Panahi, N Rahmanian… - Sustainability, 2021‏ - mdpi.com
Phenol and its derivatives are hazardous, teratogenic and mutagenic, and have gained
significant attention in recent years due to their high toxicity even at low concentrations …

[HTML][HTML] Fabrication of a novel (PVDF/MWCNT/Polypyrrole) antifouling high flux ultrafiltration membrane for crude oil wastewater treatment

B Hudaib, R Abu-Zurayk, H Waleed, AA Ibrahim - Membranes, 2022‏ - mdpi.com
The present work deals with the fabrication of novel poly (vinylidene fluoride)(PVDF)/Multi-
wall Carbon Nanotubes (MWCNT)/Polypyrrole (PPy) ultrafiltration membrane by phase …

Petroleum refinery wastewater treatment using three steps modified nanohybrid membrane coupled with ozonation as integrated pre-treatment

I Ratman, TD Kusworo, DP Utomo, DA Azizah… - Journal of …, 2020‏ - Elsevier
Polyethersulfone as membrane material possesses superior characteristics; however, it is
limited by its semi-hydrophobic nature, which renders it prone to fouling and restricts the …

Review of technologies for biotreatment of refinery wastewaters: progress, challenges and future opportunities

S Pal, F Banat, A Almansoori… - Environmental …, 2016‏ - Taylor & Francis
Rapid urbanization and industrial development has led to increased discharge of
wastewater from process plants such as oil and gas refineries in recent years. Refinery …

Adsorptive removal of benzene and toluene from aqueous environments by cupric oxide nanoparticles: kinetics and isotherm studies

L Mohammadi, E Bazrafshan, M Noroozifar… - Journal of …, 2017‏ - Wiley Online Library
Removal of benzene and toluene, as the major pollutants of water resources, has attracted
researchers' attention, given the risk they pose to human health. In the present study, the …

Biodegradation of BTEX compounds from petrochemical wastewater: Kinetic and toxicity

JMM Mello, HL Brandão, A Valério… - Journal of Water …, 2019‏ - Elsevier
The BTEX compounds have potential pollution with serious risk to the environment and
human health. In this study, batch and continuous bioreactors, using biofilms supported on …

Fixed bed and batch adsorption of benzene and toluene from aromatic hydrocarbons on 5A molecular sieve zeolite

MS Hussein, MJ Ahmed - Materials Chemistry and Physics, 2016‏ - Elsevier
Adsorption of benzene and toluene from aromatic mixtures extracted from reformate of
catalytic naphtha reforming process was investigated. The adsorption kinetics of both …