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Treatment of refinery wastewater: Current status and prospects

  • Hongliang Guo
  • , Qing Qin
  • , Mingzhe Hu
  • , Jo-Shu Chang
  • , Duu-Jong Lee*
  • *Corresponding author for this work

Research output: Journal Publications and ReviewsRGC 21 - Publication in refereed journalpeer-review

Abstract

The continuous increase in petroleum refining wastewater production poses a significant challenge to protecting the water environment. The comprehensive review of petroleum refining wastewater treatment processes, particularly on the cutting-edge treatment technologies, treatment efficiency, and pollutant degradation mechanisms, must be provided. This article offers such a review for filling up the literature gap. The current technologies, including the traditional pre-treatments, primary, secondary, and tertiary treatments, the combined treatments, and the wetland treatment processes, were discussed in detail. The challenges encountered in current practice, with the future research needs to overcome the challenges, were then outlined. The emerging research trend including the use of artificial intelligence technology for enhancing the petroleum refining wastewater treatment performance was also highlighted. © 2024 Elsevier Ltd.
Original languageEnglish
Article number112508
JournalJournal of Environmental Chemical Engineering
Volume12
Issue number2
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Apr 2024

Funding

The authors gratefully acknowledge funding supported by the Natural Science Foundation of Heilongjiang Province (LH2023E009), the Ecological and Environmental Protection Project of Heilongjiang Province (HST2022ST004), and City University of Hong Kong grant No. 9380141.

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

  1. SDG 6 - Clean Water and Sanitation
    SDG 6 Clean Water and Sanitation

Research Keywords

  • Advanced oxidation
  • Biological treatment
  • Combined treatment technology
  • Petroleum refinery wastewater
  • Treatment methods

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