Valorization and Potential Antimicrobial Use of Olive Mill Wastewater (OMW) from Italian Olive Oil Production

• Main Authors: Eleonora Russo (Author), Andrea Spallarossa (Author), Antonio Comite (Author), Marcello Pagliero (Author), Patrizia Guida (Author), Vittorio Belotti (Author), Debora Caviglia (Author), Anna Maria Schito (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: MDPI AG, 2022-05-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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The production of olive oil generates olive mill wastewater (OMW) which essentially derives from the processing, treatment and pressing of olives in mills. Traditional milling processes require a quantity of water varying between 40 and 120 L per quintal of pressed olives, generating a considerable...