Abatement of the major contaminants present in olive oil industry wastewaters by different oxidation methods: ozone and/or UV radiation versus solar light
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- 1 September 2001
- journal article
- research article
- Published by IWA Publishing in Water Science & Technology
- Vol. 44 (5) , 325-330
- https://doi.org/10.2166/wst.2001.0317
Abstract
Four different cinnamic acids (caffeic acid, ferulic acid, p-coumaric acid and cinnamic acid) present in olive oil wastewaters, were treated with advanced oxidation methods: ozone and/or UV radiation. Basic and acid media were tested. Differences between all four acids were found, both in the reaction times and the intermediates formed. Based on a careful study of these intermediates and the variation of their concentrations all along the reaction time, a general mechanism for the degradative oxidation of cinnamic acids is proposed. These results are compared with those obtained with solar light, using a pyrylium salt as a catalyst.Keywords
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