The present study aims for characterization and classification of five different spent petroleum refinery catalysts followed by metal recovery via bioleaching. nomenclature given to the catalyst (SC) is SC1, SC2, SC3, SC4 SC5 collected from an Indian refinery. All were crushed ground prior their X-Ray Fluorescence chemical composition Diffraction Scanning Electron Microscopy-Energy Dispersive S...

The fundamental purpose of the petroleum refining industry is to convert crude oil into refined products comprising more than 2,500 substances. Among are liquefied gasoline, aviation fuel, kerosene, fuel oils, diesel lubricating and feedstocks, which have a variety uses in petrochemical other industries. refinery process begins with storage continues handling operations before concluding separa...

Petroleum refinery wastes contain mixtures of toxic compounds including Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAH) which may pose genotoxic threats to the biota. The objective present study was assess potential wastewaters petroleum at Sapugaskanda, Sri Lanka using erythrocytic micronuclei and nuclear abnormalities as biomarkers in fish Oreochromis niloticus exposed wastewater under controlled labo...