Khaled W. A. Alshwafy
Tianjin University, China
Title: The Recent Developments in Disposal and Recovery Methods of Oily Sludge
Biography
Biography: Khaled W. A. Alshwafy
Abstract
The consumption and demand of oil are greatly increasing due to the rapid development in industry and energy field. Consequently, oily sludge is produced during the production, storage, transportation, and refining of oil. Oily sludge is considered as a hazardous solid waste; hence its treatment has become a worldwide mission and a hot topic for researchers. Oily sludge can be treated through two ways either sludge disposal methods or recovery methods. Sludge disposal methods can transform the oily sludge into non or less hazardous wastes to be safely discharged to the environment. While, recovery methods can recover valuable products from the sludge such as hydrocarbons, hydrogen, adsorbents and other useful raw materials. This paper provides a comprehensive review of recent studies in oily sludge treatments for both recovery and disposal methods, covering research papers in the period from 2014 to 2019. It is expected to give researchers an overview of recent development on the treatment methods, and to be regarded as a reference for further research.