Development of a calibration protocol and identification of the most sensitive parameters for the particulate biofilm models used in biological wastewater treatment

Bioresource Technology

Volumn 111, Issue , 2012, Pages 111-121

  Eldyasti, Ahmed ^a   Nakhla, George ^a   Zhu, Jesse ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Activated sludge models; Biofilm model; Calibration protocol; Denitrification; Nitrification

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATED SLUDGE MODEL; BIOFILM MODEL; BIOFILM MODELS; BIOLOGICAL NUTRIENT REMOVAL; BIOLOGICAL WASTE WATER TREATMENT; CALIBRATION PROCEDURE; CALIBRATION PROTOCOL; CALIBRATION PROTOCOLS; CIRCULATING FLUIDIZED BED; MODEL CALIBRATION; PARTICULATE-BIOFILMS; PERCENTAGE ERROR; PERFORMANCE PARAMETERS; PROCESS ENGINEER; RESPIROMETRIC STUDIES; SENSITIVE PARAMETER; SIMULATION SOFTWARE;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE PROCESS; BIOFILMS; CALIBRATION; COMPUTER SOFTWARE; DENITRIFICATION; FLUIDIZED BEDS; NITRIFICATION; STOICHIOMETRY;

COMPUTER SIMULATION;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; BIOFILM; BIOREACTOR; CALIBRATION; DENITRIFICATION; PARTICULATE MATTER; REACTION KINETICS; SOFTWARE; STOICHIOMETRY; WASTE TREATMENT; WASTEWATER;

ARTICLE; BIOFILM; CALIBRATION; CIRCULATING FLUIDIZED BED BIOREACTOR; FLUIDIZED BED REACTOR; KINETICS; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIROMETRY; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; STOICHIOMETRY; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT;

BIOFILMS; CALIBRATION; MODELS, THEORETICAL; WATER POLLUTANTS;

EID: 84862829357     PISSN: 09608524     EISSN: 18732976     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2012.02.021     Document Type: Article

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