ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT OF OLIVE OIL PRODUCTION: OLIVE OIL MILL WASTES AND THEIR DISPOSAL

Amounts and types of main byproducts of olive oil production processes, olive cake and alpechin or black water, are dependent upon the type of olive oil production process used.
In this study, traditional batch and continuous (two-phase and three-phase processes) olive oil production processes and wastes originated from these processes are characterized.
Traditional batch process and three-phase production process produce significant amounts of black water and olive cake with low water content.
However, two-phase production process does not produce black water, but it produces olive cake with high water content.
Direct discharge of these wastes into sewage system or natural receiving media (i.e., rivers and lakes) is not possible due to their high organic content.
Applicability of various treatment methods for batch and continuous olive oil production processes is discussed.

V International Symposium on Olive Growing

O. Cinar, M.H. Alma

alpechin, alpeorujo, olive mill solid waste, olive mill wastewater, olive oil production processes

https://doi.org/10.17660/ActaHortic.2008.791.98