Characterization of olive mill wastewater
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2017
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Alshayeb, Luai
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Olive mill wastewater (OMW) arises from the production of olive oil in olive mills. It is produced seasonally by a large number of small olive mills scattered throughout the olive oil-producing countries. OMW has a very high organic load, recalcitrant in nature and with a high amount of toxicity/phytoxcity-associated compounds. Several physicochemical, biological and combined processes have been examined for the treatment of OMW, resulting inconsiderable organic load and toxicity abatement. Biological processes, aerobic and anaerobic co-digestion with other effluents and composting, are predominant in the treatment of OMW. Our project focused on studying efficient friendly environment alternatives with low operating/capital cost.