FRESENIUS ENVIRONMENTAL BULLETIN, cilt.19, sa.11A, ss.2672-2677, 2010 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)
In this study, the usage of pumice ores as filtration raw material was investigated to remove phenol and reduce chemical oxygen demand (COD) from olive-mill wastewater (OMW) Some properties covering physical, chemical, mineralogical, microscopic and structural characteristics of pumice ores received from Menderes-Izmir were determined A relationship between these properties and filtration recovery was investigated The removal of phenol and COD from olive-mill wastewater increased with the use of different Menderes pumice ore samples P-a sample containing larger pores gave better results than P-b sample The removal of phenol and COD from OMW increased as the dosages of P-a were raised The removal from OMW with the use of 30% P-a was 41 49% for phenol and 65 52% for COD