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| URI: | http://purl.tuc.gr/dl/dias/D98245B9-18B3-4E87-93C2-6D0A9E75FBA0 | ||
| Year | 2006 | ||
| Type of Item | Peer-Reviewed Journal Publication | ||
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| Bibliographic Citation | N. Gizgis, M. Georgiou and E. Diamadopoulos, "Sequential anaerobic/aerobic biological treatment of olive mill wastewater and municipal wastewater," J. Chem. Technol. Biotechnol., vol. 81, no. 9, pp. 1563-1569, Sept. 2006. doi: 10.1002/jctb.1552 https://doi.org/10.1002/jctb.1552 | ||
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This work investigated the efficiency of the combined anaerobic/aerobic biological co-treatment of olive mill wastewater and primary municipal wastewater. A laboratory-scale (6.5 L) upflow anaerobic sludge bed reactor received a mixture of olive mill wastewater and primary municipal wastewater at a loading rate ranging between 3 and 7 kg chemical oxygen demand (COD) m−3 day−1. The input COD concentration ranged between 1800 and 4400 mg L−1. The anaerobic reactor was operated at mesophilic conditions (35 °C). The effluent organic load was between 400 and 600 mg COD L−1, while the suspended solids removal efficiency varied between 75 and 95%. Average biogas production ranged between 3 and 4 L g−1 COD removed. The anaerobic reactor effluent was further treated in a laboratory-scale activated sludge treatment plant. Aerobic treatment reduced the organic load even further to 85–175 mg COD L−1. However, the final effluent still retained a significant level of colour. Removal of colour was possible by ozonation or coagulation. Finally, the treated effluent was non-ecotoxic, as indicated by the Daphnia magna toxicity test. This treatment method showed that it is feasible to treat olive mill wastewater in a municipal wastewater treatment plant by means of a high-rate anaerobic reactor located between the primary clarifier and the aeration tank.
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