Uncertainty and variability in enhanced biological phosphorus removal (EBPR) stoichiometry: Consequences for process modelling and optimization

Water Science and Technology

Volumn 61, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 1793-1800

  Houweling, Dwight ^a   Comeau, Yves ^b   Takács, Imre ^a   Dold, Peter ^a  

^a EnviroSim Associates Ltd   (Canada)

^b ÉCOLE POLYTECHNIQUE DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Enhanced biological phosphorus removal (EBPR); Glycogen accumulating organisms (GAOs); Metabolic models; Polyphosphate accumulating organisms (PAOs)

Indexed keywords

ENHANCED BIOLOGICAL PHOSPHORUS REMOVAL; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; FEED COMPOSITIONS; GLYCOGEN ACCUMULATING ORGANISMS; METABOLIC MODELS; MODEL-BASED ANALYSIS; POLYPHOSPHATE-ACCUMULATING ORGANISMS; PROCESS MODELLING; SBR SYSTEM; STOICHIOMETRIC RATIO; UNCERTAINTY AND VARIABILITY; VOLATILE FATTY ACIDS;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE PROCESS; FATTY ACIDS; METABOLISM; PHOSPHORUS; STOICHIOMETRY;

BIOLOGICAL WATER TREATMENT;

GLYCOGEN; PHOSPHORUS; POLYPHOSPHATE; VOLATILE FATTY ACID;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; BACTERIUM; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FATTY ACID; METABOLISM; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; OPTIMIZATION; PHOSPHORUS; STOICHIOMETRY; VOLATILE SUBSTANCE;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; AEROBIC METABOLISM; ANAEROBIC METABOLISM; ARTICLE; COMPETITION; ENHANCED BIOLOGICAL PHOSPHORUS REMOVAL; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; MICROORGANISM; NONHUMAN; PERFORMANCE; POLYPHOSPHATE ACCUMULATING ORGANISM; PROCESS MODEL; PROCESS OPTIMIZATION; PRODUCTIVITY; STOICHIOMETRY; UNCERTAINTY; WASTE COMPONENT REMOVAL; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT; ANAEROBIC GROWTH; METABOLISM; THEORETICAL MODEL;

ANAEROBIOSIS; FATTY ACIDS, VOLATILE; GLYCOGEN; MODELS, THEORETICAL; PHOSPHORUS; UNCERTAINTY;

EID: 77953421727     PISSN: 02731223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/wst.2010.975     Document Type: Article

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