Predicting the concentration of hazardous phenolic compounds in refinery wastewater-a multivariate data analysis approach.

The present study focused on the methodology for identification of the wastewater stream that presents the highest phenolic impact at a large oil refinery. As a case-study, the oil refinery, Petrogal S.A.

Reverse osmosis performance on stripped phenolic sour water treatment - A study on the effect of oil and grease and osmotic pressure.

Technologies for water recycling within oil refineries have been gaining interest at an extensive rate due to the large volume of wastewater generated, high dependency of water and the progressive scarcity of this valuable resource. Phenols are part of a specific class of organic pollutants that have been contributing to a low-quality effluent in oil refineries due to their hazardous nature and strict environmental legislation associated. The reuse of stripped sour water within refineries is often blocked due to its rich phenolic content.