Human activities such as oil and gas production can enhance the natural level of naturally occurring radioactive materials (NORM) in by-product and waste streams. Iran has been among the top five oil producing countries since 2005. This high production rate emphasizes the importance of NORM management to ensure the safety of humans and wildlife. Petroleum storage and transport facilities are lo...

Nowadays more and more attention is given to energy development problems. Modern ways of producing energy are bounded by planet’s resources of coal, natural gas and petroleum, and harmful effects of waste produced by energy industry forced the increasing growth of alternate ways of energy development, such as wind farms, geothermal and solar energy, etc. The article considers a solution the pro...

A significant contribution to displacement of fossil petroleum utilization can be made through the use of renewable waste and byproduct material for commodity chemical production. One such opportunity is lactose recovered from cheese whey. Several routes for use have been considered. A process involving catalytic hydrolysis of the lactose, catalytic hydrogenation to produce the sugar alcohols, ...

The article analyzes the changes in regulatory and legal framework related to development of main document on oil spill response planning. key points methodological applied until January 1, 2021, which should have been given special attention, are highlighted. second part updated for preventing responding spills. third provides a comparative analysis old new legislation governing petroleum prod...

The Gulf of Mexico (GoM) is an important source oil for the United States and Mexico. There has been growing interest, particularly after Deepwater Horizon spill, in characterizing fungal diversity GoM identifying isolates use bioremediation petroleum event another spill. Most studies have focused on light crude processes, while heavy (HCO) extra-heavy (EHCO) largely ignored. In this work, we e...