Phenolic wastes valorization through bioenergy and bioactive compounds production

摘要

1. The phenolic effluents considered - olive mill, cork boiling and chestnut wastewaters - are interesting sources for energy purpose (biogas), through anaerobic digestion. 2. A further valorization can be done to extract valuable biomolecules (bioactive compounds and enzymes) in a biorefinery approach. 3. It was observed that bioactive molecules such the quercetin were produced inside the digester. 4. A new reactor - anaerobic hybrid - and an operational methodology were developed. It makes possible to degrade these toxic effluents without any previous treatment or correction.