Batch and Continuous Flow Adsorption of Phenolic Compounds from Olive Mill Wastewater: A Comparison between Nonionic and Ion Exchange Resins

Table 1

Main characteristics of the tested OMWs.

	Imperia; 2012 OMW	Imperia; 2013 OMW	Imperia; 2014 OMW
Total phenolic compounds (g/L)	1.6	0.51	0.80
Total solids (g/L)	34	13	24
Suspended solids (g/L)	33	5	a
Dissolved solids (g/L)	1	8	a
COD (g/L)	32	21	32
Total carbohydrates (g/L)	5.4	23.0	16.2
Density (kg/L)	1.01	1.00	1.01
pH	4.6	4.6	4.9

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