Energy saving in a wastewater treatment process: An application of Fuzzy Logic Control

Environmental Technology

Volumn 26, Issue 11, 2005, Pages 1263-1270

  Fiter, M ^a   Guell D ^b   Comas, J ^a   Colprim, J ^a   Poch, M ^a   Rodriguez Roda I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GIRONA   (Spain)

^b Depuradores OSONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Activated sludge; Energy saving; Fuzzy logic; Nitrogen removal; Process control

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATED SLUDGE PROCESS; BIOLOGICAL WATER TREATMENT; COMPUTER CIRCUITS; CONTROLLERS; DISSOLVED OXYGEN; EFFLUENT TREATMENT; EFFLUENTS; ENERGY CONSERVATION; FUZZY CONTROL; FUZZY LOGIC; LINEAR SYSTEMS; NITROGEN REMOVAL; RECLAMATION; REDOX REACTIONS; SEWAGE PUMPING PLANTS; SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANTS; SOFT COMPUTING; WASTEWATER TREATMENT; WATER AERATION; WATER TREATMENT PLANTS;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; BIOLOGICAL WASTEWATER TREATMENT PROCESS; FUZZY LOGIC CONTROL; FUZZY LOGIC CONTROLLERS; OXIDATION REDUCTION POTENTIAL; SOFTCOMPUTING TECHNIQUES; WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANTS; WASTEWATER TREATMENT PROCESS;

PROCESS CONTROL;

AMMONIA; NITRATE; NITRITE; NITROGEN; OXYGEN;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; FUZZY MATHEMATICS; WASTEWATER;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; AERATION; AIRFLOW; ARTICLE; AUTOMATION; BIOREACTOR; COMPUTER ANALYSIS; DATA ANALYSIS; EFFLUENT STANDARD; ENERGY CONSERVATION; ENERGY COST; MATHEMATICAL COMPUTING; OXIDATION; PROCESS MODEL; QUALITY CONTROL; SEWAGE EFFLUENT; WASTE COMPONENT REMOVAL; WASTE WATER TREATMENT PLANT;

EID: 29544444192     PISSN: 09593330     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09593332608618596     Document Type: Article

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