Real time control for reduced aeration and chemical consumption: A full scale study

Water Science and Technology

Volumn 61, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 2169-2175

  Thornton, A ^a   Sunner, N ^a,b   Haeck, M ^a,b  

^a MWH   (United Kingdom)

^b HACH LANGE GmbH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Activated sludge process; Aeration control; Methanol; Nutrient removal; Real time control; Sustainable

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATED SLUDGE MODEL NO.1; AERATION CONTROL; CARBON SOURCE; CHEMICAL CONSUMPTION; CONTROL ALGORITHMS; EFFLUENT QUALITY; FULL SCALE; NUTRIENT REMOVAL; ON-LINE SENSOR; RUNNING COST; TRIAL PERIOD; WHOLE PLANTS;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE PROCESS; ALGORITHMS; BIOACTIVITY; COST REDUCTION; EFFLUENTS; METHANOL; NUTRIENTS; REAL TIME CONTROL; WASTEWATER; WATER QUALITY;

PROCESS CONTROL;

CHEMICAL AGENT; AMMONIA; NITRATE; NITROGEN; OXYGEN; WATER;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; AERATION; ALGORITHM; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; METHANOL; NITRIFICATION; REAL TIME; SUSTAINABILITY; WASTEWATER;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; AERATION; ARTICLE; UNITED KINGDOM; AIR; BIOREACTOR; CHEMISTRY; METHODOLOGY; SEWAGE; TIME; WATER POLLUTANT;

AIR; AMMONIA; BIOREACTORS; GREAT BRITAIN; NITRATES; NITROGEN; OXYGEN; SEWAGE; TIME FACTORS; WASTE DISPOSAL, FLUID; WATER; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

EID: 77953703330     PISSN: 02731223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/wst.2010.971     Document Type: Article

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