Review paper DOI: 10.17508/CJFST.2021.13.2.15
Various techniques for phenolic removal from olive mill wastewater
Melita Lončarić, Mirna Habuda-Stanić, Maja Molnar
Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek, Faculty of Food Technology Osijek, Department of Applied Chemistry and Ecology, Franje Kuhača 18, 31000 Osijek, Croatia
| ARTICLE INFO | ABSTRACT |
| Article history: Received: April 19, 2021 Accepted: June 17, 2021 |
As the world’s population increases, so does the amount of wastewater generated during agricultural activities. Inadequate wastewater management can be the cause of sea and river pollution. However, wastewater can be a potential source of biologically active components that can be obtained via physicochemical, biological, thermochemical or combined treatments. Olive mill wastewater is produced in huge quantities around the world during the production of olive oil. This waste is harmful to the ecological system due to the high content of phenolic components that can be recovered by different methods whereby this waste also gains economic value. This review describes several methods that can be used in phenol removal or isolation from olive mill wastewater. |
| Keywords: olive mill wastewater phenols adsorption photocatalytical degradation Fenton process |