Automatic control systems for submerged membrane bioreactors: A state-of-the-art review

Water Research

Volumn 46, Issue 11, 2012, Pages 3421-3433

  Ferrero, Giuliana ^a   Rodríguez Roda, Ignasi ^a   Comas, Joaquim ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GIRONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Automatic control; Biological process; Energy efficiency; Filtration; Membrane bioreactor; Optimisation

Indexed keywords

AUTOMATION; BIOCONVERSION; BIOLOGICAL WATER TREATMENT; BIOREACTORS; CONTROL ENGINEERING; CONTROL SYSTEMS; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; FILTRATION; INDUSTRIAL WATER TREATMENT; MICROFILTRATION; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

AUTOMATION AND CONTROLS; BIOLOGICAL PROCESS; MANIPULATED VARIABLES; MEMBRANE BIOREACTOR; MEMBRANE BIOREACTOR TECHNOLOGY; OPTIMISATIONS; STATE-OF-THE ART REVIEWS; SUBMERGED MEMBRANE BIOREACTORS;

PROCESS CONTROL;

POLYVINYLIDENE FLUORIDE;

BIOREACTOR; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; FILTRATION; INTEGRATED APPROACH; LITERATURE REVIEW; MEMBRANE; OPTIMIZATION;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; AUTOMATION; BIOLOGICAL ACTIVITY; BIOSENSOR; CHEMICAL MODIFICATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FOULING CONTROL; MEMBRANE FILTER; MEMBRANE PERMEABILITY; MEMBRANE REACTOR; MEMBRANE RESISTANCE; ONLINE MONITORING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SLUDGE; ULTRAFILTRATION;

EID: 84861334966     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: 18792448     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2012.03.055     Document Type: Review

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