A review of the technological solutions for the treatment of oily sludges from petroleum refineries

Waste Management and Research

Volumn 30, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 1016-1030

  Da Silva, Leonardo Jordão ^a,b   Alves, Flávia Chaves ^b   De França, Francisca Pessôa ^b  

^a MCT   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

biodegradation; environmental impact; hazardous waste management; heavy metals; Oily sludge; petroleum; recycling; reuse

Indexed keywords

ALTERNATIVE METHODS; BIOPILES; CHEMICAL PROCESS; CLINKERIZATION; COPROCESSING; DESTRUCTIVE DISTILLATION; ENVIRONMENTAL CONTAMINATION; EXPLORATION AND EXPLOITATION; HAZARDOUS WASTE MANAGEMENT; LAND FARMING; LANDFILLING; LOW TEMPERATURES; OIL INDUSTRIES; OILY SLUDGES; OILY WASTE; PETROLEUM HYDROCARBONS; PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL PROPERTIES; PRODUCED WATER; REUSE; SEMI-SOLID MATERIALS; SUSTAINABLE MANAGEMENT; TECHNOLOGICAL SOLUTION; THERMAL PLASMA; TREATMENT METHODS;

BIODEGRADATION; BIOLOGICAL WATER TREATMENT; CARBONIZATION; CENTRIFUGATION; CHEMICAL PROPERTIES; CRUDE OIL; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; HEAVY METALS; INCINERATION; IRON OXIDES; MICROBIOLOGY; NATURAL RESOURCES EXPLORATION; NATURAL RESOURCES MANAGEMENT; PETROLEUM CHEMISTRY; RECYCLING; SILICA; WASTE INCINERATION; WASTE TREATMENT;

ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT;

BENZ[A]ANTHRACENE; BENZENE; BENZO[A]PYRENE; BIOCERAMICS; CHROMIUM; DIOXIN; ETHYLBENZENE; FURAN DERIVATIVE; INDUSTRIAL CHEMICAL; IRON OXIDE; OIL; PETROLEUM DERIVATIVE; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBON; SILICON DIOXIDE; TOLUENE; XYLENE;

BIODEGRADATION; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; HAZARDOUS WASTE; LITERATURE REVIEW; OIL INDUSTRY; PETROLEUM; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTY; RECYCLING; SLUDGE; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

BIODEGRADATION; BIOREACTOR; BIOREMEDIATION; CENTRIFUGATION; CHEMICAL REACTION; CLAY; DISTILLATION; ENCAPSULATION; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPLOITATION; ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; FURNACE; HAZARDOUS WASTE; HUMAN; INCINERATION; INDUSTRIAL SLUDGE; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; LANDFILL; LANDFILL LEACHATE; LIQUEFACTION; LOW TEMPERATURE PROCEDURES; NONHUMAN; OIL SPILL; PETROCHEMICAL INDUSTRY; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; PLASMA GAS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECYCLING; REVIEW; SLUDGE TREATMENT; SOIL POLLUTION; SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT;

ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; EXTRACTION AND PROCESSING INDUSTRY; PETROLEUM; SEWAGE;

EID: 84867093297     PISSN: 0734242X     EISSN: 10963669     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0734242X12448517     Document Type: Review

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