Treatment technologies for petroleum refinery effluents: a review

• Main Authors: Diya'uddeen, B.H., Daud, Wan Mohd Ashri Wan, Abdul Raman, Abdul Aziz
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2011
• Subjects: TA Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General)
• Online Access: http://eprints.um.edu.my/4449/1/Diya%27Uddeen-2011-Treatment_technologi.pdf; http://eprints.um.edu.my/4449/
• Institution: Universiti Malaya

This paper presents a brief account of different technologies used for the treatment of petroleum refinery effluents (PRE). Broadly, PRE treatment is accomplished in two stages, namely, a series of pre-treatment steps, in which suspended matter, oil and grease are reduced, and an advanced stage, in...