Question

Recently , “oil zapper” was in the news. What is it ? 

(a) It is an eco-friendly technology for the remediation of oily sludge and oil spills 

(b) It is the latest technology developed for undersea oil exploration 

(c) It is a genetically engineered high biofuel yielding maize variety 

(d) It is the latest technology to control the accidentally caused flames from oil wells.

Answer 1

(a) The oil zapper feeds on hydrocarbon compounds present in crude oil and oily sludge (a hazardous hydrocarbon waste generated by oil refineries) and converts them into harmless CO₂ and water. The scientific term for the above-mentioned process is bioremediation.