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. 2022 Jul 18;20(2):657–673. doi: 10.1007/s40201-022-00806-1

Table 2.

Remediation technologies applied in the removal of used lubricating oil in the soil

Remediation technology Used lubricating oil concentration (mg/kg) Treatment time
(days)
Removal efficiency (%) Reference
Enzymatic bioremediation (castor beans lipases) at 37 °C and pH 4.5 10,000 49 94.3 This study
Enzymatic bioremediation (orange garbage enzymes) 52,630 42 62.0

Bulai et al.

2021

Enzymatic bioremediation (watermelon garbage enzymes) 52,630 42 45.0

Bulai et al.

2021

Biostimulation (Rhodococcus qingshengii KAG C) and Extracellular Organic Matter (Micrococcus luteus) 52,500 60 37.0

Bodor et al.

2021

Bioaugmentation (R. erythropolis PR) and Extracellular Organic Matter (Micrococcus luteus) 52,500 60 45.0 Bodor et al. 2021
Phytoremediation (Crotalaria retusa L.) 10,000 90 52.6 Gamage et al. 2021
Phytoremediation (Impatiens balsamina) 10,000 90 46.2 Gamage et al. 2021
Biodegradation fungal (Purpureocillium lilacinum) 25* 40 14.4 Benguenab and Chibani 2020
Biodegradation fungal (Aspergillus ustus) 25* 40 16.0 Benguenab and Chibani 2020

*The amount corresponds to ml/kg