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 …

Petroleum industry produces one of the popular hazardous waste known as Petroleum
Sludge. The treatment and disposal of petroleum sludge has created a major challenge in …

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 …

This study presents a comparative life cycle assessment (LCA) of traditional and emerging
treatment approaches for hazardous refinery oily sludge handling. Two traditional oily …

Pyrolysis is an emerging technology for the disposal of huge amounts of sewage sludge.
However, the thermochemical decomposition mechanism of organic compounds in sludge is …

Pyrolysis can not only effectively dispose of plastic wastes but also reclaim valuable
chemicals and biochar. However, the production and release of second pollutants …

The pyrolysis of waste sludges was investigated using thermogravimetry/mass spectrometry
(TG/MS) and a fixed-bed reactor. Two types of sludge were used, namely mixed sludge and …

In this study, a rhamnolipid biosurfactant-producing strain, Pseudomonas aeruginosa F-2,
was used to recover oil from refinery oily sludge in laboratory and pilot-scale experiments …

Pyrolysis of tank bottom oil sludge was investigated to summarize the pyrolysis
characteristics through analyzing the change of mass loss, pyrolysis gas compositions in …

Petroleum Waste Treatment and Pollution Control combines state-of-the-art and traditional
treatment and control methods for removing, controlling, and treating problems, such as …