Modeling simultaneous nitrification-denitrification process in an activated sludge continuous flow stirred-tank reactor: System optimization and sensitivity analysis

Environmental Engineering Science

Volumn 27, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 757-765

  Dey, Ayanangshu ^a  

^a MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

activated sludge process; biological nitrogen removal; extended aeration; process modeling; simultaneous nitrification denitrification process; Wastewater treatment

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; ACTIVATED SLUDGE MODEL NO.1; BIOLOGICAL NITROGEN REMOVAL; CAPITAL AND OPERATING COSTS; CONTINUOUS FLOW STIRRED-TANK REACTORS; DO CONCENTRATION; ELECTRON DONORS; EXTENDED AERATION; FLOC FORMATION; HYDRAULIC RETENTION TIME; KEY FACTORS; MODEL PARAMETERS; MONTE CARLO ANALYSIS; MUNICIPAL WASTEWATERS; NATURAL VARIABILITY; NITROGEN REDUCTION; OPERATING CONDITION; OPTIMUM CONDITIONS; POTENTIAL REDUCTION; PROCESS MODELING; PROCESS PERFORMANCE; PROCESS TREATMENTS; RECYCLE RATIOS; SIMULTANEOUS NITRIFICATION DENITRIFICATIONS; SOLIDS RETENTION TIME; STOCHASTIC SIMULATIONS; STOICHIOMETRIC PARAMETERS; SYSTEM OPTIMIZATIONS; TOTAL KJELDAHL NITROGENS;

BIOLOGICAL WATER TREATMENT; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DENITRIFICATION; DISSOLVED OXYGEN; NITRIFICATION; NITROGEN; NITROGEN REMOVAL; OPERATING COSTS; OXIDATION; RELIABILITY ANALYSIS; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; STOCHASTIC MODELS; STOCHASTIC SYSTEMS; WASTEWATER; WASTEWATER TREATMENT; WATER TREATMENT PLANTS;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE PROCESS;

DISSOLVED OXYGEN; NITROGEN;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; ARTICLE; BIODEGRADABILITY; BIOMASS; CARBON NITROGEN RATIO; CHEMICAL MODEL; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; CONTINUOUS STIRRED TANK REACTOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENITRIFICATION; ELECTRON; FLOCCULATION; KINETICS; MONTE CARLO METHOD; NITRIFICATION; PARAMETER; RELIABILITY; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SIMULATION; SOLID; STOCHASTIC MODEL; STOICHIOMETRY; WASTE COMPONENT REMOVAL; WATER RETENTION;

EID: 77958049261     PISSN: 10928758     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/ees.2009.0413     Document Type: Article

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