Model development and simulation for predicting risk of foaming in anaerobic digestion systems

Bioresource Technology

Volumn 101, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 4306-4314

  Dalmau, Jordi ^a   Comas, Joaquim ^a   Rodríguez Roda, Ignasi ^a   Pagilla, Krishna ^b   Steyer, Jean Philippe ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GIRONA   (Spain)

^b Illinois Institute of Technology   (United States)

^c LABORATOIRE DE BIOTECHNOLOGIE DE L ENVIRONNEMENT   (France)

Author keywords

ADM1; Biological foaming; BSM2; Knowledge based systems; Simulation

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATED SLUDGE SYSTEMS; ANAEROBIC DIGESTER; CLOSED-LOOP CONTROL; EMPIRICAL KNOWLEDGE; EVALUATION CRITERIA; FILAMENTOUS MICROORGANISMS; KEY FACTORS; KNOWLEDGE-BASED APPROACH; KNOWLEDGE-BASED MODEL; MODEL DEVELOPMENT; OPEN-LOOP CONFIGURATION; ORGANIC LOADING RATES; SIMULATED RESULTS; SIMULATION MODEL;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE PROCESS; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM; KNOWLEDGE BASED SYSTEMS; RISK PERCEPTION;

ANAEROBIC DIGESTION;

ANOXIC CONDITIONS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; KNOWLEDGE BASED SYSTEM; MICROBIOLOGY;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; ANAEROBIC DIGESTION; ARTICLE; CONTROL STRATEGY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FOAMING; GORDONIA; MICROTHRIX; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROCESS MODEL; RESPONSE SURFACE METHOD; RISK ASSESSMENT; SIMULATION;

ANAEROBIOSIS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; MODELS, CHEMICAL; RISK; WATER PURIFICATION;

EID: 77949263663     PISSN: 09608524     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2010.01.056     Document Type: Article

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