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Ebru Çokay1, Serkan Eker1, Ecem Taşkın1
1Dokuz Eylül University, Department of Environmental Engineering, Buca, İzmir, Turkiye.
Abstract:
Agroindustry factory's such as the table olive industry etc. that gain importance in the economies of Mediterranean countries. Conventional treatment methods are not effective for treating table olive processing wastewater due to its unique composition. Ultrasound/Ultraviolet light (US/UV) oxidation was used to treat wastewater of table olive industry to improve hydroxyl radicals and enhance organic compound removals. A statistical experimental design was used on table olive processing wastewater to examine the effects of the UV/US oxidation process. The highest removal efficiency for chemical oxygen demand, total organic carbon, color, suspended solids and phenol were obtained as 64 %, 52 % 60 %, 87.5 % and 22.3 %, respectively. These results were obtained under optimal conditions of 20 min reaction time for ultrasound process, intensity of 50 W/cm2, and 20 min reaction time for ultraviolet process in the US/UV process. The study also showed that the ultrasound/ultraviolet oxidation process resulted in small reaction time and low chemical requirements. Sludge production and operational cost decreased at best experimental conditions due to small reaction time and low chemical requirement.
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