Prospects for Combined Applications of Nanostructured Catalysts and Biocatalysts for Elimination of Hydrocarbon Pollutants

Due to the presence of environmental problems, it is urgent improve processes aimed at processing and purification hydrocarbon-containing wastes wastewaters. The review presents latest achievements in development nanostructured catalysts made from different materials that can be used purify oil-polluted wastewaters (petroleum refinery wastewater, oilfield-produced water, sulfur-containing extracts pre-oxidized crude oil fractions, etc.) eliminate components hydrocarbon pollutants (polyaromatic hydrocarbons, phenols, etc.). results analysis possible combinations chemical biological for deeper more effective solutions problems are discussed. possibilities highly efficient elimination as a result hybrid application nanoparticles (graphene oxide, mesoporous silica, magnetic nanocatalysts, or catalytic nanocomposites advanced oxidation biocatalysts (enzymes, cells bacteria, mycelial fungi, phototrophic microorganisms natural artificial microbial consortia) analyzed.