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- Production of polymeric mixed matrix membranes with incorporation of activated carbon derived from extracted olive pomace for wastewater treatmentPublication . Moraes, Evelyn Fernanda Latarulo de; Gomes, Helder; Orssatto, FábioThe European Union is the world's largest producer, consumer and exporter of olive oil. Consequently, olive pomace, a by-product of olive oil production, is generated in abundance and, when disposed incorrectly, can cause negative impacts to the environment. Despite being a severe environmental problem, olive pomace is a precious resource of valuable compounds for recovery and valorization. One alternative for valorization is the production of activated carbon materials produced via pyrolysis of biomass, followed with activation by physical, chemical or physicochemical methods, developing high porosity, which improves adsorption capacity for wastewater treatment. In this study, activated carbons are developed from olive pomace by pyrolysis and activation with CO2 injection (AC_CO2), resulting in a material with a high surface area and adsorptive capacity. To make these materials more attractive, they can be incorporated into polymeric membranes, which can be used in filtration systems for wastewater treatment. Thus, this study focuses on incorporating activated carbons in polymeric membranes to be used in the recovery of phenolic compounds such as phenol.