Francisco Javier Yuste-Córdoba, Ana Parralejo Alcobendas, Luis Royano Barroso, Jerónimo González Cortés, Belén Godoy-Cancho
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The cork manufacturing process generates cork boiling wastewater, characterized by high COD and phenolic compounds content. The main aim of this study is the advanced valorization of these spills through a green and efficient process with two main stages. Firstly, most of the organic matter was removed by an optimal design of a precipitation with calcium. The resulting depuration rates were in the ranges 37–53 % for COD and 70–87 % for TPC. Secondly, the precipitates generated were subjected to a biodigestion process with production of methane (up to 234 L CH4·kg VS−1) and fertilizers. In conclusion, good recovery of interesting by-products and a good yield of depuration were achieved with the technology proposed, avoiding the use of toxic reagents and demonstrating the potential of concentrate precipitates from CBWs as substrates for biodigestion.