Petroleum Refinery Wastewater Articles

Control VOC`s in Refinery Wastewater

Oil and water do not mix, like many of life’s one-liners this statement is basically true but not the whole story. Many hydrocarbon liquids, particularly aromatics, have significant solubilities in water: Benzene 1800 PPMVToluene 470Ethyl Benzene 150Xylenes 150 Petroleum refineries do not like salts in their feedstock since these corrode and foul process equipment. The first refining step is ...

Mar. 1, 1998

By AMCEC Inc.

Classification of bacterial isolates of the Jordanian oil refinery petroleum sludge

The aim of this study is to characterise the bacterial isolates of Jordanian oil refinery sludge for the purpose of using microorganisms in treating industrial wastewater effluents that contains hydrocarbons. Morphological, physiological, biochemical, antimicrobial susceptibility tests and 16S-23S rRNA spacer region polymorphism were used to characterise the isolated thermotolerant Bacillus, with ...

Mar. 10, 2009

By Inderscience Publishers

Evaluating photo-degradation of COD and TOC in petroleum refinery wastewater by using TiO2/ZnO photo-catalyst

The aim of this study is to investigate the performance of combined solar photo-catalyst of titanium oxide/zinc oxide (TiO2/ZnO) with aeration processes to treat petroleum wastewater. Central composite design with response surface methodology was used to evaluate the relationships between operating variables for TiO2 dosage, ZnO dosage, air flow, pH, and reaction time to identify the ...

Jun. 27, 2016

By IWA Publishing

Treatment of petroleum refinery wastewater by distillation-assisted catalytic oxidation under low temperature and low pressure

A distillation-assisted catalytic oxidation (DACO) process under low temperature (100 °C) and atmospheric pressure was investigated to treat heavily contaminated wastewater from oil refining industry. The DACO experiments were carried out in a distillation batch reactor, using CuO/γ-A12O3 as catalyst. The experimental temperature was kept at 100 °C and H2O2 oxidant was supplied into the reactive ...

Jan. 1, 2011

By IWA Publishing

Removal of sulfur compounds from petroleum refinery wastewater through adsorption on modified activated carbon

The adsorption of sulfur compounds from petroleum refinery wastewater on a chemically modified activated carbon (MAC) was investigated. The modification technique (nitric acid, hydrogen peroxide and thermal modification) enhanced the removal capacity of carbon and therefore decreases cost-effective removal of sulfide from refinery wastewater. Adsorption equilibrium and kinetics data were ...

Oct. 29, 2014

By IWA Publishing

Treatment of petroleum refinery wastewater using a sequential anaerobic–aerobic moving-bed biofilm reactor system based on suspended ceramsite

In this study, a novel suspended ceramsite was prepared, which has high strength, optimum density (close to water), and high porosity. The ceramsite was used to feed a moving-bed biofilm reactor (MBBR) system with an anaerobic–aerobic (A/O) arrangement to treat petroleum refinery wastewater for simultaneous removal of chemical oxygen demand (COD) and ammonium. The hydraulic retention time ...

May 9, 2013

By IWA Publishing

Biodegradation of phenol in refinery wastewater by pure cultures of Pseudomonas aeruginosa NCIB 950 and Pseudomonas fluorescence NCIB 3756

The potential of microorganisms to catabolise and metabolise xenobiotic compounds has been recognised as a potentially effective means of toxic and hazardous wastes disposal. Phenol and its derivatives have long been recognised as some of the most persistent chemicals in petroleum refinery wastewaters, with high toxicity even at low concentrations. Biodegradation of these compounds has been ...

Jan. 29, 2008

By Inderscience Publishers

Petroleum Refining Industry - Pollution Prevention Guidelines

Introduction Pollution Prevention Guidelines to provide technical advice and guidance to staff and consultants involved in pollution-related projects. The guidelines represent state-of-the-art thinking on how to reduce pollution emissions from the production process. In many cases, the guidelines provide numerical targets for reducing pollution, as well as maximum ...

Jan. 1, 1998

By The World Bank

Treatability study for pemex oil refinery salamanca, Mexico case study

The Problem Both PEMEX and the City of Salamanca were looking at constructing two sewage treatment plants to treat wastewater; one to treat the Ing. Antonio M Amor refinery’s industrial waste and one to treat the City’s municipal waste. Based on the successful performance of Nordevco’s technology in remediating contaminated wash water at the decommissioning of the PEMEX La ...

Nov. 12, 2013

By Nordevco Associates Ltd.

Reliance industries’ jamnagar refinery selects hero for effluent recycle

The Facility Reliance Group is India's largest private sector enterprise with businesses spanning exploration and production of oil and gas, petroleum refining and marketing, petrochemicals (polyester, fiber intermediates, plastics and chemicals), textiles, retail and special economic zones. Reliance Industries Limited (RIL), the flagship company, is a Fortune Global 500 company and is ...

Sep. 14, 2010

By Aquatech International Corporation

Biological Wastewater Treatment

Untitled Document The use of microorganisms to remove contaminants from wastewater is effective and widespread. To choose the right system from the many options offered, ...

Oct. 1, 2005

Wastewater Treatment & Recycle

Fresh water is a scarce commodity; this fact is well acknowledged by one and all. People at all levels be it general public, governmental bodies, and industries understand the implications of good quality water availability in terms of quantity, cost and wastage. As a consequence, there is a growing consensus on wastewater treatment for recycle/reuse. This paper briefly describes the treatment ...

Jul. 1, 2011

By Aquatech International Corporation

MBBR system performance improvement for petroleum hydrocarbon removal using modified media with activated carbon

Moving bed biofilm reactor (MBBR) system has a successful operation in the treatment of different types of wastewater. Since the media, i.e. the place of growth and formation of biofilm, play the main role in the treatment in this system, MBBR systems were operated in the present research with modified Bee-cell media. Activated carbon granules of almond or walnut shells were placed in media ...

Feb. 9, 2016

By IWA Publishing

Negotiating Higher NPDES Permit Limits Strategies for Optimizing Technology and Water Quality-based Effluent Limit Calculations for Petroleum Refining

Untitled Document Introduction The Clean Water Act is generally considered to be one of the most successful ...

Sep. 2, 2004

By Weston Solutions, Inc

Starndard Batch Treatment of Free and Soluble Oil Wastewater

Small and Medium metal-based manufacturing plants produce between 1,000 and 30,000 gallons per week of oil-laden wastewater. Typically, the oil load is less then 2,000mg/l as soluble oil. Free (globular) oil is typically removed by DAF, oil-water separator, or coalescer with the remaining soluble oil needing to be reduced to less then 100mg/l in order to discharge directly to the local sewerage ...

Sep. 1, 2007

Shell and BP`s ecologically friendly solution to its wastewater treatment

SAPREF (Shell and BP South African Petroleum Refineries (Pty) Ltd), South Africa's largest crude oil refinery sought a faster, more cost-effective and ecologically friendly solution to its waste water treatment at its fuel storage facility in the Durban harbor area. Learning about BPC's unique, innovative bio-remediation technology, it opted for an ad hoc one-time treatment that would solve its ...

Dec. 18, 2008

By Märkisches Werk GmbH

Good Preparation and Planning Reduces Wastewater Headaches Associated with Production Outages

Author’s note: The terms mill and plant are used interchangeably in this article to describe an industrial manufacturing unit, such as a Pulp & Paper Mill, Petroleum Refinery, Chemical Processing Plant, Meat & Poultry Processing, etc. Plant (or mill) outages come in two types – scheduled and unplanned. Scheduled outages are generally annual affairs at roughly the same ...

Apr. 4, 2017

By Environmental Business Specialists, LLC

Adsorption of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons from wastewater by using silica-based organic–inorganic nanohybrid material

Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) are a group of priority pollutants, which are classified as persistent hazardous contaminants. Herein, the adsorption of three PAHs, naphthalene (NAP), acenaphthylene (ACN), and phenanthrene (PHN), from wastewater onto NH2-SBA-15 organic–inorganic nanohybrid material as a function of pH of the media (2–10), sorbent dosage (0.5–3.5 g ...

Mar. 13, 2015

By IWA Publishing

An integrated approach for source contribution estimation: a case study

The efficiency of the CMB model for source contribution estimate is determined by the availability of accurate source profiles and therefore its use is limited when source profiles are not known. In this study the source contribution estimate of ambient VOC was carried out using the CMB model with the source profiles obtained from the PMF model. The PMF model fitted the monitored dataset very ...

Jan. 23, 2014

By Inderscience Publishers

Transforming Municipal Effluent into High Quality Water for Industry at Canada`s Largest Membrane Based Water Reuse Facility

ABSTRACTThere is increasing demand for water in the Edmonton region as industry grows. With this growth, there is an increasing concern for water quantity and quality in the North Saskatchewan River. Alberta Environment is balancing water allocation with the need for responsible watershed protection. However, existing industries in the area including several petroleum refineries are facing ...

Oct. 22, 2006

By Water Environment Federation (WEF)

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