Modelling a full scale membrane bioreactor using activated sludge model no.1: Challenges and solutions

Water Science and Technology

Volumn 62, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 2205-2217

  Delrue, F ^a,c   Choubert, J M ^a   Stricker, A E ^a   Sperandio M ^b   Mietton Peuchot, M ^c   Racault, Y ^a  

^a CEMAGREF   (France)

^b INSA   (France)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE BORDEAUX   (France)

Author keywords

ASM1; Full scale plant; Membrane bioreactor; Model calibration; Nitrogen; Oxygen transfer

Indexed keywords

ASM1; FULL-SCALE PLANTS; MEMBRANE BIOREACTOR; MODEL CALIBRATION; OXYGEN TRANSFER;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE PROCESS; BIOCONVERSION; BIOLOGICAL WATER TREATMENT; CALIBRATION; DENITRIFICATION; MEMBRANES; NITRIFICATION; NITROGEN; NITROGEN REMOVAL; OXIDATION; OXYGEN; SEWAGE TANKS; WASTEWATER;

BIOREACTORS;

OXYGEN;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; AERATION; BIODEGRADATION; BIOREACTOR; CALIBRATION; DENITRIFICATION; DISSOLVED OXYGEN; MEMBRANE; MODEL TEST; MONITORING; WASTEWATER;

ARTICLE; BIOREACTOR; CALIBRATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENITRIFICATION; DIFFUSION; MEMBRANE REACTOR; NITRIFICATION; SLUDGE; WASTE WATER;

BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; BIOREACTORS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; KINETICS; MEMBRANES, ARTIFICIAL; MODELS, THEORETICAL; NITRIFICATION; NITROGEN COMPOUNDS; OXYGEN; SEWAGE; WASTE DISPOSAL, FLUID; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

EID: 79951658699     PISSN: 02731223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/wst.2010.383     Document Type: Article

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