<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>The petroleum refining industry has a significant influence on the total pollution of the environment by industrial discharges and wastes. In the operation of petroleum refineries, the atmosphere is polluted with hydrogen sulfide, sulfur dioxide, nitrogen oxides, carbon monoxide, hydrocarbons, and other toxic substances. The main pollutants are sulfur dioxide and hydrocarbons. The fresh water used by refineries in product cooling is returned to the original source of water containing crude oil, petroleum products, and mineral salts as contaminants. The extent of air and water pollution depends on the particular processing technology, control measures that are employed and also on the scale of the processing. In working out these measures, the primary attention of scientific-research institutes and design and planning organizations must be directed not only towards how to reduce the contaminating and poisoning action of industrial discharges on the environment, but primarily towards preventing or minimizing these discharges in the refineries.</p></abstract>

The petroleum refining industry has a significant influence on the total pollution of the environment by industrial discharges and wastes. In the operation of petroleum refineries, the atmosphere is polluted with hydrogen sulfide, sulfur dioxide, nitrogen oxides, carbon monoxide, hydrocarbons, and other toxic substances. The main pollutants are sulfur dioxide and hydrocarbons. The fresh water used by refineries in product cooling is returned to the original source of water containing crude oil, petroleum products, and mineral salts as contaminants. The extent of air and water pollution depends on the particular processing technology, control measures that are employed and also on the scale of the processing. In working out these measures, the primary attention of scientific-research institutes and design and planning organizations must be directed not only towards how to reduce the contaminating and poisoning action of industrial discharges on the environment, but primarily towards preventing or minimizing these discharges in the refineries.

Environmental pollution in the petroleum refining industry

Stefan cel Mare University of Suceava, Faculty of Food Engineering, 13 Universitaţii Street, 720229, Suceava, Romania

Ovidius University Annals of Chemistry

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The petroleum refining industry has a significant influence on the total pollution of the environment by industrial discharges and wastes. In the operation of...

Environmental pollution in the petroleum refining industry

Published Online: Jan 17, 2014

Page range: 109 - 114

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/auoc-2013-0018

Keywords
petroleum-containing wastes, petroleum sludges, petroleum-catching emulsions

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Environmental pollution in the petroleum refining industry

Published Online: Jan 17, 2014

Page range: 109 - 114

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/auoc-2013-0018

Keywordspetroleum-containing wastes, petroleum sludges, petroleum-catching emulsions

This content is open access.

Keywords
petroleum-containing wastes, petroleum sludges, petroleum-catching emulsions