Artículo
OMW spillage control tool based on tracking p-Coumaric acid degradation by HPLC
Autor/es | Morón Romero, María del Carmen
Pozo Morales, Laura Benito Mora, Carlos Garvi Higueras, María Dolores Lebrato Martínez, Julián |
Departamento | Universidad de Sevilla. Departamento de Física Aplicada I Universidad de Sevilla. Departamento de Ingeniería Química |
Fecha de publicación | 2019 |
Fecha de depósito | 2022-09-21 |
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Resumen | Olive mill wastewater (OMW) is a major watercourse pollutant agent with a high concentration of
phenolic compounds. It is estimated that 30 million OMW m3 are released into rivers every year.
Protecting the health of ... Olive mill wastewater (OMW) is a major watercourse pollutant agent with a high concentration of phenolic compounds. It is estimated that 30 million OMW m3 are released into rivers every year. Protecting the health of these courses against the uncontrolled discharges implies establishing an adequate legislation, where spillage control tools play a fundamental role. In this paper, a new tool for OMW spillage control is discussed. It is based on the use of a RP-HPLC-UV protocol to track p-Coumaric acid (pCA), a characteristic OMW phenolic compound, and its derivative compounds through their chemical oxidation and biological anaerobic degradation. Laboratory assays and real-life experiences allowed to determine degradation routes and apparition times for every pCA derivative, making it possible to detect an OMW spill and assess its age. Moreover, this RP-HPLC-UV introduces solid advantages over previous detection procedures, namely, quicker response times and smaller costs than HPLC methods and superior specificity than colorimetric methods. Finally, this tool was put to test in an actual OMW-polluted watercourse. In all scenarios, the tool demonstrated solid reliability |
Cita | Morón Romero, M.d.C., Pozo Morales, L., Benito Mora, C., Garvi Higueras, M.D. y Lebrato Martínez, J. (2019). OMW spillage control tool based on tracking p-Coumaric acid degradation by HPLC. Environmental Technology, 40 (16), 2157-2172. |
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