Impact of Petroleum Waste on Environmental Pollution and its Sustainable Management Through Circular Economy

The purpose of this book is to discuss the challenges that have arisen due to petroleum hydrocarbon wastes, their harmful effects to the ecosystem, and limitations as well as improvement of current biological techniques’ use for management of petroleum hydrocarbon wastes. This book focuses on the role of advanced green engineering technologies for sustainable petroleum waste management in building an economic supportable society as a basic need of developing countries. The rapid economic growth achieved in last decade has been paralleled by an increase in global energy consumption resulting generation of massive amount of industrial wastes. Petroleum wastes release through spillages and leakage from underground tanks, steamers, unplugging of oil wells, and abandoned oil refinery sites that cause extensive contamination of surface soils, groundwater, seas, and ocean resulting in ecosystem damage. Apart from these, petroleum industries release a significant amount of hydrocarbonwastes during processing of crude oil. Improper waste management technique of these petroleum wastes may cause a serious effect toward the living beings. The presence of these hazardous wastes in the environment will make vulnerable conditions to the aquatic as well as terrestrial life. Till date, a number of conventional techniques have been implemented to treat these petroleum hazardous wastes, but biological treatment is more efficient among all on basics of economic and environmental point of view. Bioaugmentation, biostimulation, and combinatorial bioaugmentation and biostimulation waste management strategies are implemented to treat these wastes. In addition to these techniques, biocomposting/biopile, land treatment, and bio-slurry methods have also been employed to reduce the endanger effects of petroleum wastes. Integrating waste management through environmental sustainability and economic development is one of the prime milestones in the circular economy. There is anexigent necessity for developing countries to go ahead toward a circular economy for achieving its Sustainable Development Goals.

Dr. Ipsita D Behera: Assistant Professor, Department of Chemical Engineering, Indira Gandhi Institute of Technology, Saranga, Odisha, India. Dr. Ipsita’s research is focused on development of bioremediation technology and process modernization in the area of petroleum waste management. She has published several research articles in leading and high impact journals of international repute. She is Academician and Author of several journal articles and has more than 14 years of teaching experience. Her area of expertise includes: environmental pollution control, petroleum hydrocarbon pollution, and its sustainable management.

Dr. Alok Prasad Das: Is presently serving as Assistant Professor in Department of Life Sciences, Rama Devi Women’s University, Odisha, India. He is an academician and author of several books, journal articles and Editorial Member of several reputed journals. He has more than 15 years of research experience. His area of expertise includes: wastewater treatment, environmental microbiology, environmental pollution and management, microplastic and microfiber pollution bioremediation, and sustainability. He is the editor of 10 books in Springer, Elsevier, and CRC Press. He has published more than 100 research and review articles in international journals of repute. He is an active lead guest editorial board member in top-rated journals.  His current Google Scholar: Citations is 2670 and h-index 29. Dr. Alok Prasad Das is also listed in the world ranking of top 2 percent scientists for 2023, drawn up by Stanford University of USA on the basis of a subject-wise analysis.