Treatment of olive mill wastewaters by ozonation, aerobic degradation and the combination of both treatments

• Published in: Journal of chemical technology and biotechnology (1986) Vol. 74; no. 7; pp. 639 - 646
• Main Authors: Benitez, F.J, Beltran-Heredia, J, Torregrosa, J, Acero, J.L
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Chichester, UK John Wiley & Sons, Ltd 01.07.1999; Wiley
• Subjects: aerobic degradation; aerobic treatment; Applied sciences; Biological and medical sciences; biological treatment; Biological treatment of waters; Biotechnology; combined ozonation-aerobic degradation; Environment and pollution; Exact sciences and technology; Food industries; Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology; General aspects; Industrial applications and implications. Economical aspects; industrial effluents; Industrial wastewaters; kinetics; olive mill wastewaters; ozonation; ozone; Pollution; Pollution and sludges; wastewater treatment; Wastewaters; Water treatment and pollution; Oils and fats industry; Ozonization; Aerobiosis; Industrial waste water; Physicochemical purification; Olive oil; Waste water purification; Experimental study; Biological purification; Oil plant
• ISSN: 0268-2575; 1097-4660
• DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-4660(199907)74:7<639::AID-JCTB92>3.0.CO;2-I

The degradation of the pollutant organic matter present in olive oil mill wastewaters (OMW) is carried out by a single ozonation, a single aerobic degradation, and the combination of two successives steps: an ozonation followed by an aerobic degradation, and an aerobic degradation followed by an ozonation. In both single processes, the removal of this contaminant load is followed by means of global parameters which are directly related to the concentration of organic compounds in those effluents: chemical oxygen demand and total aromatic and phenolic contents. In the ozonation, an approximate kinetic study is performed which leads to the evaluation of the apparent kinetic constants for the aromatic reduction, kA. In the aerobic degradation, the kinetic study is conducted by using the Grau model, which is applied to the experimental data, and leads to the determination of the kinetic parameters of this model, K2 and n. In the combined processes, a higher COD global reduction is obtained by the successive stages, and an improvement in the removal of the organic material during the second treatment of both processes due to the pretreatment conducted is also observed. This enhancement is shown by an increase of the kinetic parameters (K2 and n in the aerobic degradation of the pre‐ozonated wastewaters; the apparent constant kA in the ozonation of the wastewaters preliminary fermented aerobically), in relation to the values obtained for them in the single processes carried out at the same operating conditions. © 1999 Society of Chemical Industry