CATALYTIC BIOCONVERSION OF PETROLEUM-CONTAMINATED WASTES/WASTEWATERS USING KENAF CORE POWDER

摘要

Catalytic bioconversion processes using kenaf core powder are provided to make hazardous waste harmless and to generate useful solid fuel products from waste by recovering high quality hydrocarbons. A method for treating petroleum-contaminated waste/wastewater comprises the steps of: introducing kenaf core powder(12) into petroleum-contaminated waste/wastewater at a ratio of 100 to 5000 mg/L; processing the petroleum-contaminated waste/wastewater and the kenaf in a bio-reactor(13); and dehydrating a mixture of the petroleum-contaminated waste/wastewater and the kenaf to produce a bio-solid material. The method comprises a step of producing a biomass fuel by drying the bio-solid material after performing the dehydration process, and a clarifier step performed before directly sending settled solids of a clarifier(14) to the bio-solid dehydrating step.