A new control strategy for the composting process based on the oxygen uptake rate

Chemical Engineering Journal

Volumn 165, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 161-169

  Puyuelo, Belén ^a   Gea, Teresa ^a   Sánchez, Antoni ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Airflow; Composting; Optimization; Oxygen uptake rate; Process control; Residence time distribution

Indexed keywords

AIRFLOW; AUTOMATIC CONTROL; BIOLOGICAL ACTIVITIES; COMPOSTING PROCESS; COMPOSTING SYSTEMS; CONTROL STRATEGIES; END-PRODUCTS; KEY PARAMETERS; LOW ENERGY CONSUMPTION; MICROBIAL ACTIVITIES; MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE; OPTIMUM SYSTEM PERFORMANCE; OXYGEN CONTENT; OXYGEN UPTAKE RATE; OXYGEN UPTAKE RATES; RESIDENCE TIME DISTRIBUTIONS; SET-POINT; START-UPS; TEMPERATURE PROFILES; TOTAL OXYGEN;

AUTOMATION; BIOACTIVITY; CONTROL; CONTROLLERS; ENERGY UTILIZATION; OPTIMIZATION; OXYGEN SUPPLY; SOLID WASTES; WASTE TREATMENT;

PROCESS CONTROL;

EID: 78149499973     PISSN: 13858947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2010.09.011     Document Type: Article

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