Ability of the aquatic fern Azolla to remove chemical oxygen demand and polyphenols from olive mill wastewater

In Jordan and as in many other Mediterranean countries olive oil production is one of the major agricultural production, it is estimated that the annual production of olive oil in Jordan approximately 21.5 thousand tons per year. O the other hand the process of olive oil extraction generates around 200,000 m3 of olive mill wastewater (OMW) and it is considered as a a serious problem in. In this study the real sample of wastewater is collected from the outlet at the mill near by the university campus. The analysis of this collected wastewater has shown a very high Chemical Oxygen Demand COD (253.648 kg/l) and Bilogical Oxygen Demand, BOD (89.365kg/l). These high BOD and COD reveals a real need to treat it before sent to municipal sewage. The study also focuses on reducing an organ phenol component which has been measured and found equal to 0.5698mg/l. The use of Ferric Oxide in the form of nanoparticles was successfully used to oxide organic phenols from olive mill wastewater (OMW) and has reduced to 0.002 mg/l. The results show that 0.1g of Ferric Oxide in the form of nanoparticles when mixed with sand has the capacity to remove the phenols from the collected samples. The removal percentage obtained here reached 97%. When the mixture of ferric nanoparticles used with sand in a ratio of 0.1 g Fe2O3and 1 kg of sand, the removal capacity of organic phenols has reached to 99%, and COD () in percentage of 97.2%. The results show an interesting behavior towards other minerals that exists in solution, that ferric nanoparticles have a good capacity to remove Cr+3Cu+3 K+Ca+2Na+.minerals exist in wastewater.

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Treatment of Wastewaters Olive Mill by Electrocoagulation and Biological Process

Linnaeus Eco-Tech ◽

10.15626/eco-tech.2010.031 ◽

2017 ◽

pp. 295-304

Author(s):

M. Neffa ◽

H. Hanine ◽

B. Lekhlif ◽

M. Taourirt ◽

K. Habbari

Keyword(s):

Chemical Oxygen Demand ◽

Tap Water ◽

Oxygen Demand ◽

Olive Mill Wastewater ◽

Small Scale ◽

Olive Mill Wastewaters ◽

Initial Ph ◽

Environmental Pollution Problem ◽

High Chemical Oxygen Demand ◽

Olive Mill

Olive mill wastewaters (OMWW) cause a recurrent environmental pollution problem. Treatment and reuse of olive mill wastewater (OMWW) presents significant challenges both due to the nature of olive oil production (seasonal and small scale) and due to the characteristics of the wastewater (high chemical oxygen demand (COD) and high phenolic content in the organic fraction of OMWW principally responsible for the phytotoxicity and microbial growth inhibitory effects of the effluent). In the present work the combined pretreatment of actual olive mill wastewaters by electrocoagulation and coagulation with natural organic coagulant, such as TNN and Kim 2212, and the biological purification, was investigated. Tests were conducted with raw OMWW and diluted with tap water at pH neuter adjusted by adding lime coagulant with chemical oxygen demand (COD) contents of 178 g d'O2.l-1, total suspended solids (TSS) of 6,4 g/L, Conductivity (mS.cm-1) of 29, pH of 4,8 and turbidity of 50 NTK. The optimum removal of COD, turbidity and total polyphenolic was respectively 38,39 % , 74,45 % and 60%. This results was obtained with TNN coagulation at pH (7) and 20 mg/l of the coagulant . The maximum organic matter removals by electrocoagulation (56.76%) processes was achieved after 90 min, by using 15V/m² voltage kept constant for each run at initial pH of the OMWW (4,4). Olive mill wastewater (OMWW) was then treated aerobically with fungi. The results show that the fungus is capable of reducing chemical oxygen demand 68% and 75% for the diluted OMWW at 50 % treated by lime and lime/KIM 2120 respectively, after only 5 days of growth. Neutral pH seems supported aerobic treatment.

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Comparison of aerobic processes for olive mill wastewater treatment

Water Science & Technology ◽

10.2166/wst.2020.247 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 81 (9) ◽

pp. 1914-1926 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Y. Jaouad ◽

M. Villain-Gambier ◽

L. Mandi ◽

B. Marrot ◽

N. Ouazzani

Keyword(s):

Stable State ◽

Oxygen Demand ◽

Industrial Effluents ◽

Olive Mill Wastewater ◽

Organic Loading Rate ◽

Efficient Technology ◽

Treated Water ◽

Conventional Activated Sludge ◽

Olive Mill

Abstract Membrane bioreactor (MBR) has been proven to be an efficient technology capable of treating various industrial effluents. However, the evaluation of its performances in the case of olive mill wastewater (OMW) over a conventional activated sludge (CAS) have not been determined yet. The present study aims to compare OMW treatment in two laboratory scale pilots: an external ceramic MBR and CAS starting with an acclimation step in both reactors by raising OMW concentration progressively. After the acclimation step, the reactors received OMW at 2 gCOD/L with respect to an organic loading rate of 0.2 and 0.3 kgCOD/kgMLVSS/d for MBR and CAS, respectively. Biomass acclimation occurred successfully in both systems; however, the MBR tolerated more OMW toxicity than CAS as the MBR always maintained an effluent with a better quality. At a stable state, a higher reduction of 95% chemical oxygen demand (COD) was obtained with MBR compared to CAS (86%), but both succeeded in polyphenols removal (80%). Moreover, a higher MLSS elimination from the MBR treated water (97%) was measured against 88% for CAS. Therefore, CAS was suitable for OMW treatment and MBR could be proposed as an alternative to CAS when a better quality of treated water is required.

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Nanocomposites Photocatalysis Application for the Purification of Phenols and Real Olive Mill Wastewater through a Sequential Process

Applied Sciences ◽

10.3390/app10207329 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 10 (20) ◽

pp. 7329

Author(s):

Srikanth Vuppala ◽

Marco Stoller

Keyword(s):

Operating Temperature ◽

Oxygen Demand ◽

Olive Mill Wastewater ◽

Light Sources ◽

Sequential Process ◽

Phenol Solution ◽

Aqueous Streams ◽

Flocculation Process ◽

Phenol Wastewater ◽

Olive Mill

In this study, a synthetic phenol solution of water and raw olive mill wastewater (OMW) were considered to achieve purification of the aqueous streams from pollutants. Only OMW was initially submitted to a coagulation/flocculation process, to reduce the turbidity, phenols, and chemical oxygen demand (COD). This first treatment appeared to be mandatory in order to remove solids from wastewater, allowing the successive use of laboratory-made core-shell nanocomposites. In detail, the optimal coagulant concentration, i.e., chitosan, was 500 mg/L, allowing a reduction of the turbidity and the COD value by 90% and 33%, respectively. After this, phenol wastewater was tested for photocatalysis and then OMW was treated by employing the laboratory-made nanocomposites in a photoreactor equipped with visible light sources and using optimal catalyst concentrations, which allowed for an additional 45% reduction of the COD of the OMW. In addition to this, the effect of the operating temperature was investigated on the photocatalytic process, and suitable kinetic models proposed.

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Biodegradation of Olive Mill Wastewater by Trichosporon Cutaneum and Geotrichum Candidum

Archives of Industrial Hygiene and Toxicology ◽

10.2478/10004-1254-61-2010-2079 ◽

2010 ◽

Vol 61 (4) ◽

pp. 399-405 ◽

Cited By ~ 4

Author(s):

Tibela Dragičević ◽

Marijana Hren ◽

Margareta Gmajnić ◽

Sanja Pelko ◽

Dzoko Kungulovski ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Phenolic Compounds ◽

Oxygen Demand ◽

Geotrichum Candidum ◽

Olive Mill Wastewater ◽

Trichosporon Cutaneum ◽

Aerobic Conditions ◽

Wide Range ◽

Dark Colour ◽

Static Conditions ◽

Olive Mill

Biodegradation of Olive Mill Wastewater by Trichosporon Cutaneum and Geotrichum CandidumOlive oil production generates large volumes of wastewater. These wastewaters are characterised by high chemical oxygen demand (COD), high content of microbial growth-inhibiting compounds such as phenolic compounds and tannins, and dark colour. The aim of this study was to investigate biodegradation of olive mill wastewater (OMW) by yeasts Trichosporon cutaneum and Geotrichum candidum. The yeast Trichosporon cutaneum was used because it has a high potential to biodegrade phenolic compounds and a wide range of toxic compounds. The yeast Geotrichum candidum was used to see how successful it is in biodegrading compounds that give the dark colour to the wastewater. Under aerobic conditions, Trichosporon cutaneum removed 88 % of COD and 64 % of phenolic compounds, while the dark colour remained. Geotrichum candidum grown in static conditions reduced COD and colour further by 77 % and 47 %, respectively. This investigation has shown that Trichosporon cutaneum under aerobic conditions and Geotrichum candidum under facultative anaerobic conditions could be used successfully in a two-step biodegradation process. Further investigation of OMW treatment by selected yeasts should contribute to better understanding of biodegradation and decolourisation and should include ecotoxicological evaluation of the treated OMW.

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Optimization of electrocoagulation operating parameters for COD removal from olive mill wastewater: application of Box-Behnken design

Mediterranean Journal of Chemistry ◽

10.13171/mjc93191011240kea ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 9 (3) ◽

pp. 212-221

Author(s):

Fatima Erraib ◽

Khalid El Ass

Keyword(s):

Response Surface ◽

Chloride Concentration ◽

Oxygen Demand ◽

Olive Mill Wastewater ◽

Operating Conditions ◽

Cod Removal ◽

Coefficient Of Determination ◽

Box Behnken Design ◽

Initial Ph ◽

Olive Mill

Box–Behnken response surface design was successfully employed to optimize and study the olive mill wastewater (OMW) treatment by electrocoagulation (EC) process. The influence of four decisive factors were modelled and optimized to increase the removal of chemical oxygen demand (COD). The Box–Behnken design (BBD) results were analyzed and the second-order polynomial model was developed using multiple regression analysis. The model developed from the experimental design was predictive and a good fit with the experimental data with a high coefficient of determination (R2 ) value (more than 0.98). The optimal operating conditions based on Derringer’s desired function methodology are found to be; initial pH of 4.4, a current density of 27.6 mA/cm2 , electrolysis time of 14.1 min, and chloride concentration of 3.2 g/L. Under these conditions, the predicted COD removal efficiency was found to be 67.14% with a desirability value of 0.94. These experimental results were confirmed by validation experiments and proved that Box–Behnken design and response surface methodology could efficiently be applied for modelling of COD removal from OMW.

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Anaerobic waste activated sludge co-digestion with olive mill wastewater

Water Science & Technology ◽

10.2166/wst.2012.139 ◽

2012 ◽

Vol 65 (12) ◽

pp. 2251-2257 ◽

Cited By ~ 18

Author(s):

E. Athanasoulia ◽

P. Melidis ◽

A. Aivasidis

Keyword(s):

Activated Sludge ◽

Biogas Production ◽

Oxygen Demand ◽

Olive Mill Wastewater ◽

System Stability ◽

Waste Activated Sludge ◽

Loading Rates ◽

Soluble Chemical Oxygen Demand ◽

Continuous Stirred Tank ◽

Olive Mill

Co-digestion of waste activated sludge (WAS) with agro-industrial organic wastewaters is a technology that is increasingly being applied in order to produce increased gas yield from the biomass. In this study, the effect of olive mill wastewater (OMW) on the performance of a cascade of two anaerobic continuous stirred tank (CSTR) reactors treating thickened WAS at mesophilic conditions was investigated. The objectives of this work were (a) to evaluate the use of OMW as a co-substrate to improve biogas production, (b) to determine the optimum hydraulic retention time that provides an optimised biodegradation rate or methane production, and (c) to study the system stability after OMW addition in sewage sludge. The biogas production rate at steady state conditions reached 0.73, 0.63, 0.56 and 0.46 lbiogas/lreactor/d for hydraulic retention times (HRTs) of 12.3, 14, 16.4 and 19.7 d. The average removal of soluble chemical oxygen demand (sCOD) ranged between 64 and 72% for organic loading rates between 0.49 and 0.75 g sCOD/l/d. Reduction in the volatile suspended solids ranged between 27 and 30%. In terms of biogas selectivity, values of 0.6 lbiogas/g tCOD removed and 1.1 lbiogas/g TVS removed were measured.

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Organic Pollutants Removal from Olive Mill Wastewater Using Electrocoagulation Process via Central Composite Design (CCD)

Water ◽

10.3390/w13243522 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 13 (24) ◽

pp. 3522

Author(s):

Abeer El Shahawy ◽

Inas A. Ahmed ◽

Mahmoud Nasr ◽

Ahmed H. Ragab ◽

Saedah R. Al-Mhyawi ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Weight Loss ◽

Current Density ◽

Operating Cost ◽

Oxygen Demand ◽

Olive Mill Wastewater ◽

Cod Removal ◽

Electrolysis Time ◽

Faraday’S Law ◽

Central Composite ◽

Olive Mill

Electrocoagulation (EC) was studied in this study as a potential alternative approach for treating Olive Mill Wastewater (OMW). Aluminum plates were utilized as anode and cathode to evaluate the removal of Chemical Oxygen Demand (COD) from OMW and the aluminum electrode’s weight loss. Central Composite Experimental Design (CCD) and Response Surface Methodology were used to optimize its performance. Anodes were weighed before and after each electrocoagulation experiment, to compare the experimental and the theoretical dissolved aluminum weights calculated using Faraday’s law. We discovered the following EC conditions for CCD: current density = 15 mA/cm2, pH = 4, and electrolysis time of 30 min. Under these conditions, the maximum COD removal ratio was 41%, equating to an Al weight loss of 288.89 g/m3 at an estimated operating cost of 1.60 USD/m3. According to the response optimizer, the most economical operating settings for COD removal efficiency of 58.888% are pH 4, a current density of 18.41 mA/cm2, electrolysis time of 36.82 min, and Al weight loss of 337.33 g/m3, with a projected running cost of 2.00 USD/m3.

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Remediation of Olive Mill Industry Wastewater with Titanium Dioxide (TiO2), Silisium Dioxide (SiO2) and Zinc Oxide (ZnO) Using Ultrasound

Advance in Environmental Waste Management & Recycling ◽

10.33140/aewmr.04.02.03 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 4 (2) ◽

Keyword(s):

Zinc Oxide ◽

Titanium Dioxide ◽

Chemical Oxygen Demand ◽

Metal Oxides ◽

Aromatic Amines ◽

Oxygen Demand ◽

Total Phenol ◽

Nanosized Tio2 ◽

Industry Wastewater ◽

Olive Mill

Abstract The effects of nano-sized metal oxides namely titanium dioxide (TiO2 ), silisium dioxide (SiO2 ) and zinc oxide (ZnO) on the ultrasound of olive mill effluent wastewater (OMW) in Turkey were investigated. 150 min ultrasound alone provided 61%, 50%, 61% and 66% dissolved chemical oxygen demand (CODdis), color, total phenol and total aromatic amines (TAAs) removals, respectively, at 25o C. The maximum TAAs (90%), total phenol (97%), color (94%) and CODdis (97%) removals were obtained with 5 mg/l nano-sized ZnO, 4 mg/l nano-sized TiO2 , 4 mg/l nanosized TiO2 and 4 mg/l nano- sized TiO2 , respectively, throughout ultrasound.

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WEEE data management in Germany and Serbia

Global NEST Journal ◽

10.30955/gnj.002657 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 20 (4) ◽

pp. 751-757 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Keyword(s):

Olive Oil ◽

Ferric Oxide ◽

Oxygen Demand ◽

Olive Mill Wastewater ◽

Municipal Sewage ◽

Removal Capacity ◽

Mediterranean Countries ◽

High Chemical Oxygen Demand ◽

The University ◽

Olive Mill

In Jordan and as in many other Mediterranean countries olive oil production is one of the major agricultural production, it is estimated that the annual production of olive oil in Jordan approximately 21.5 thousand tons per year. O the other hand the process of olive oil extraction generates around 200,000 m3 of olive mill wastewater (OMW) and it is considered as a a serious problem in. In this study the real sample of wastewater is collected from the outlet at the mill near by the university campus. The analysis of this collected wastewater has shown a very high Chemical Oxygen Demand COD (253.648 kg/l) and Bilogical Oxygen Demand, BOD (89.365kg/l). These high BOD and COD reveals a real need to treat it before sent to municipal sewage. The study also focuses on reducing an organ phenol component which has been measured and found equal to 0.5698mg/l. The use of Ferric Oxide in the form of nanoparticles was successfully used to oxide organic phenols from olive mill wastewater (OMW) and has reduced to 0.002 mg/l. The results show that 0.1g of Ferric Oxide in the form of nanoparticles when mixed with sand has the capacity to remove the phenols from the collected samples. The removal percentage obtained here reached 97%. When the mixture of ferric nanoparticles used with sand in a ratio of 0.1 g Fe2O3and 1 kg of sand, the removal capacity of organic phenols has reached to 99%, and COD () in percentage of 97.2%. The results show an interesting behavior towards other minerals that exists in solution, that ferric nanoparticles have a good capacity to remove Cr+3Cu+3 K+Ca+2Na+.minerals exist in wastewater.

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