Electrochemical recovery of water from the vegetable water in olive oil, to prevent contamination of the environment and the reuse as irrigation water

Abstract

The project began because of the awareness about the deterioration of the environment, which is why this thesis deals with the treatment of industrial effluent coming from the production of olive oil and vegetable water is known that untreated discharges are polluting soils. This project proposes to treat the effluent to reduce the concentrations of contaminants through a new technique that comes from the Electrochemical Engineering, called continuous flow electrocoagulation, in order to use this liquid as irrigation water. OMW polluting compounds are polyphenols which give a bactericidal effect lipid suspension to be dumped on the ground cause the waterproofing of the surface. In this case applied to solve electrocoagulation the issues raised. This method involves the use of electrolytic cells and aluminum metallic electrodes through which electrical current is passed continuously, to produce the decomposition of phenols, transforming them into hydrogen and carbon dioxide, as well as would cause flocculation of lipids on the surface of the effluent for subsequent extraction