Model based optimization of nitrogen removal in a full scale activated sludge plant

Environmental Engineering Science

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 471-480

  Insel, H Güçlü ^a   Görgün, Erdem ^a   Artan, Nazik ^a   Orhon, Derin ^b  

^a ISTANBUL TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b Turkish Academy of Sciences   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Intermittent aeration; Leather tanning; Modeling; Nitrogen removal; Process control; Process optimization

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATED SLUDGE PLANTS; AERATION CONTROLS; AERATION INTENSITIES; BIOCHEMICAL PROCESS; COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGES; FULL SCALE ACTIVATED SLUDGES; INDUSTRIAL DISTRICTS; INTERMITTENT AERATION; LEATHER TANNING; MODEL EVALUATIONS; MODEL-BASED; MODEL-BASED OPTIMIZATIONS; MODELING; NITRIFICATION AND DENITRIFICATIONS; OPERATING CONDITIONS; OPERATION STRATEGIES; PROCESS OPTIMIZATION; PROCESS TEMPERATURES; SIGNIFICANT IMPACTS; SIMULATION STUDIES; STOICHIOMETRIC PARAMETERS; TANNERY WASTEWATERS; TEMPERATURE CHANGES; TOTAL NITROGEN REMOVALS; TOTAL NITROGENS;

BIOACTIVITY; COMPETITION; DENITRIFICATION; EFFLUENTS; LEATHER; NITRIFICATION; NITROGEN; NITROGEN REMOVAL; OPTIMIZATION; OXIDATION; TANNING; WASTEWATER; WASTEWATER TREATMENT; WATER AERATION;

PROCESS CONTROL;

EID: 62149114094     PISSN: 10928758     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/ees.2007.0272     Document Type: Article

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