Over the last decade, two-phase centrifugation system for olive-oil extraction has become dominant in Slovenia. There are many suggestions exploitation of OMW, but among suggested methods, direct spreading on agricultural land appears to be operationally simple and economically feasible As there is little information available about OMW produced northern Mediterranean regions, aim was determine...

Olive vegetation waters (OVW) represent a serious environmental problem for the solution of which several disposal methods have been proposed, such as, e.g., physicochemical treatments (decantation with lime and/or total oxidation; concen-tration, drying and incineration; ultrafiltration and reverse osmosys), agronomic (acquaculture; landspreading) and animal-breeding methods (direct utilizatio...

Olive mill wastes are sources of phenolic compounds with a wide array of biological activities, including antimicrobial effects. A potential option for bioremediation to overcome ecological problems is the reutilization of these natural compounds in food production. The aim of this work was to gain a better understanding of the antimicrobial mode of action of a phenols extract from olive vegeta...

The aim of this work was to demonstrate the effectiveness of hydrolysis pretreatment of olive mill (OMW) waste before use as a carbon source in biosurfactant production by fermentation. Three hydrolysis methods were assessed: enzymatic hydrolysis, acid pretreatment plus enzymatic hydrolysis, and acid hydrolysis. Fermentation was carried out using two bacterial species: Pseudomonas aeruginosa an...

Many agrofood industries produce huge amount of waste in a form of biomass as a byproduct. Irregular disposal of this waste can cause a serious harm to the environment. However, such waste has received much attention as a renewable energy source. Recently, protecting the environment through a safe disposal of waste has gained much attention in order to guarantee a sustainable environment and su...

Aminocyclopyrachlor is a pyrimidine carboxylic acid herbicide used to control broadleaf weeds and brush. Amending soil with activated charcoal is recommended to prevent off-site transport of aminocyclopyrachlor and non-target plant damage. We used the batch-equilibrium method to determine the concentration of aminocyclopyrachlor in a pseudo-steady state with biochar, soil, and biochar-soil syst...