Treatment of olive oil mill wastewater by a pulsed high-voltage discharge process; process optimization and combination with Fe+2 and H2O2

Kuscu O. S. , EKE E.

JOURNAL OF CHEMICAL TECHNOLOGY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY, vol.90, no.6, pp.1040-1050, 2015 (Journal Indexed in SCI) identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 90 Issue: 6
  • Publication Date: 2015
  • Doi Number: 10.1002/jctb.4406
  • Title of Journal : JOURNAL OF CHEMICAL TECHNOLOGY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY
  • Page Numbers: pp.1040-1050

Abstract

BACKGROUNDOlive oil mill wastewaters (OOMW) have caused major environmental problems because of the high organic load, high total suspended solids, high inert chemical oxygen demand (COD), low pH, a characteristic odour, its dark colour and toxicity to plants. A pulsed high-voltage discharge (PHVD) process was developed as a novel alternative to advanced oxidation processes for effective treatment of OOMW.