Development and implementation of an Expert System to improve the control of nitrification and denitrification in the Vic Wastewater Treatment Plant

Environmental Technology

Volumn 29, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 583-590

  Ribas, F ^a   Rodriguez Roda I ^a   Serrat, J ^b   Clara, P ^c   Comas, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GIRONA   (Spain)

^b Depuradores d'Osona SL   (Spain)

^c INTEL CORPORATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Automatic analyzer; Control; Decision Support System; Denitrification; Expert System; Nitrification; Oxidation ditch

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATED SLUDGE PROCESS; BIOLOGICAL WATER TREATMENT; CONTROL ENGINEERING; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS; DENITRIFICATION; EXPERT SYSTEMS; KNOWLEDGE ACQUISITION; NITRIFICATION; RECLAMATION; SEWAGE PUMPING PLANTS; SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANTS; WASTEWATER TREATMENT; WATER TREATMENT PLANTS;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE SYSTEMS; AUTOMATIC ANALYZER; BIOLOGICAL NITROGEN REMOVAL; BIOLOGICAL NITROGEN REMOVAL PROCESS; CHEMICAL AND BIOLOGICALS; NITRIFICATION AND DENITRIFICATION; OXIDATION DITCH; WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANTS;

NITROGEN REMOVAL;

AMMONIA; NITRATE; NITROGEN;

DENITRIFICATION; EXPERT SYSTEMS; NITRIFICATION; NITROGEN REMOVAL; OXIDATION; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; DENITRIFICATION; NITRIFICATION; OXIDATION; WASTEWATER; WATER TREATMENT;

AERATION; ANALYZER; ARTICLE; BIOREACTOR; DENITRIFICATION; NITRIFICATION; OXIDATION; POLLUTANT; SLUDGE; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT;

EID: 45849129808     PISSN: 09593330     EISSN: 1479487X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09593330801984449     Document Type: Article

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