The ability of the anaerobic mixed bacterial culture from an upflow anaerobic sludge blanket (UASB) bioreactor to convert blends of olive mill wastewaters (OMWs) with synthetic glucose medium or molasses into ethanol simultaneously with organic acids (OAs) was studied in the present work. All...

Wastewaters from fossil fuel refining, pharmaceuticals, and pesticides are the main sources of phenolic compounds. Those with more complex structures are often more toxic than the simple phenol, and yet little is known about the treatment of wastewater containing a mixture of phenolic pollutants....