Characterization and lime treatment of olive mill wastewater

Seventeen olive mill wastewater (OMW) samples were characterized, For characterization of the samples, amount of total, fixed, volatile, suspended solids, COD, oil-grease polyphenol. volatile phenol, nitrogen and reducing sugar were determined. Effects of lime treatment Un the waste samples were investigated. Reduction of contents of the samples treated with the lime was described, The effect of the addition of lime oil an artificial phenolic mixture was also examined. (C) 2001 Elsevier Science Ltd. AII rights reserved.