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The use of hydroxyl-radical-generating systems for the treatment of olive mill wastewaters

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Three hydroxyl-radical producing biomimetic systems, composed of CuII, hydrogen peroxide and pyridine, glucaric or succinic acid, were able to perform decolorization of olive mill wastewaters (OMW) >85 % within 3 d combined with a significant removal of total phenols (>75 %). The systems consisting of 50 mmol/L succinic acid, 5–10 mmol/L CuSO4 and 100 mmol/L H2O2 were the most effective at OMW treatment, and led to the reduction of phenol contents to <1 % along with high decolorization (>88 %) and acceptable values of chemical oxygen demand.

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Abbreviations

AOP:

advanced oxidation processes

BTEX:

benzene, toluene, ethylbenzene, xylenes

COD:

chemical oxygen demand

OMW:

olive mill wastewaters

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  1. Institute of Microbiology, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, 142 20, Prague, Czechia

    P. Baldrian, V. Merhautová & F. Nerud

  2. Institute of Kalamata, National Agricultural Research Foundation, 24100, Kalamata, Greece

    G. I. Zervakis & S. Ntougias

  3. Department of Natural Resources and Agricultural Engineering, Agricultural University of Athens, 11855, Athens, Greece

    C. Ehaliotis

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This work was performed in the frame of theJoint Research and Technology Programme between the Czech Republic and Greece:Integrated treatment and remediation of recalcitrant agricultural and industrial wastes with high content in polyphenolics and dyes (Ministry of Education. Youth and Sports of the Czech Republic-Greek General Secretariat of Research and Technology, ME686) and by theInstitutional Research Concept no. AV 0Z 5020 0510 of theInstitute of Microbiology, Acad. Sci. Czech Rep.

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Baldrian, P., Zervakis, G.I., Merhautová, V. et al. The use of hydroxyl-radical-generating systems for the treatment of olive mill wastewaters. Folia Microbiol 51, 337–341 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02931827

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