The extraction of olive pomace oil is a significant aspect of the edible oil industry in Mediterranean regions where olives are widely cultivated. The resulting wastewater generated from this industry is known to harbor pollutants, including residual solvents, oils, and chemicals from the refining process, that can have adverse effects on the environment and public health. Peroxy-electrocoagulation (PEC) is a m...
The effluent of the olive bagasse oil extraction has a highly toxic nature, due to the high concentration of phenolic compounds (8.13 g L-1), COD (86.41 g O2 L-1), acid pH (4.84) and low biodegrability (BOD5/COD = 0.14), making it impossible to apply biological treatments. It is an effluent of dark reddish appearance, with strong odor and difficult to treat. Thus, the aim of this work was to perform the treatme...