On the concept of a supervisory, fuzzy set logic based, advanced filtration control in membrane bioreactors

Desalination and Water Treatment

Volumn 29, Issue 1-3, 2011, Pages 119-127

  Brauns, E ^a   van Hoof, E ^a   Huyskens, C ^b   de Wever, H ^a  

^a FLEMISH INSTITUTE FOR TECHNOLOGICAL RESEARCH VITO   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ANTWERP   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Advanced; Bioreactor; Control; Fouling; Fuzzy; Membrane; Optimization

Indexed keywords

EID: 79958764117     PISSN: 19443994     EISSN: 19443986     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5004/dwt.2011.2258     Document Type: Article

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