Microbial biosurfactants are low-molecular-weight surface-active compounds of high
industrial interest owing to their chemical properties and stability under several …

Petroleum hydrocarbons (PHCs) are one of the most widespread and heterogeneous
organic contaminants affecting marine ecosystems. The contamination of marine sediments …

The pyrolysis of sewage sludge to produce biochar is a promising method for sewage
sludge end-treatment. Key parameters influencing biochar properties include pyrolysis …

Crude oil exploration is a source of significant revenue in Africa via trade and investment
since its discovery in the mid-19th Century. Crude oil has bolstered the continent's economy …

Surfactants have always been a prominent chemical that is useful in various sectors (eg,
cleaning agent production industry, textile industry and painting industry). This is due to the …

Aquatic systems are important sinks of persistent organic pollutants (POPs), such as
polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs). In this study, boron-doped biochar (B-BAB) was …

Agricultural land pollution is key a problem globally, which is linked with growth of industries.
Petroleum industrial sector is one of the major industrial sectors and the activities of …

The term “Total petroleum hydrocarbons”(TPH) is used to describe a complex mixture of
petroleum-based hydrocarbons primarily derived from crude oil. Those compounds are …

Oil and fuel spills occur regularly in terrestrial and aquatic environments and substances
such as crude oil can contain many compounds that are highly resistant to degradation …

When pollutants like petroleum hydrocarbons as one of the major origins of aquatic
pollution, enter the environment, they alter the biological and/or physicochemical …