title: Photochemical UV/TiO2 treatment of olive mill wastewater (OMW).
abstract: Olive mill wastewater (OMW) was treated by photocatalysis using TiO2 under UV irradiation on the laboratory scale. The chemical oxygen demand, the coloration at 330nm, and the level of phenols all showed decreases which, after a 24-h treatment, reached 22%, 57% and 94%, respectively. The differences between these three values indicate the persistence of colourless, non-phenolic compounds. Application of the novel Fictitious Atomic-Group Separation method showed an increase in carbon oxidation state and confirmed that the attack primarily concerns, aromatic moieties. A fine spectroscopic study revealed the occurrence of three successive phases during the degradation process, thought to correspond to three different categories of molecules in the OMW and the presence of pectin compounds.
authors.affiliation: Laboratoire d'Equipe Ecologie et Environnement, Département de Biologie, Faculté des Sciences Semlalia, Université Cadi Ayyad, BP 2390, Marrakech, Morocco.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: El Hajjouji
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Barje
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Pinelli
authors.forename: J-R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Bailly
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Richard
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Winterton
authors.forename: J-C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Revel
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hafidi
mesh_terms: D052918:Environmental Restoration and Remediation / Q000379:methods*; D019649:Food Industry; D007220:Industrial Waste; D031658:Olea; D010777:Photochemistry; D013056:Spectrophotometry, Ultraviolet; D014025:Titanium / Q000737:chemistry*; D014466:Ultraviolet Rays; D014873:Water Pollutants / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D007220:Industrial Waste; D014873:Water Pollutants; C009495:titanium dioxide; D014025:Titanium