Optimization of a membrane filtration process for drinking water production using on-line fluorescence and permeate flux measurements

IFAC Proceedings Volumes (IFAC-PapersOnline)

Volumn 44, Issue 1 PART 1, 2011, Pages 3783-3788

  Peiris, R H ^a   Budman, H ^a   Moresoli, C ^a   Legge, R L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Drinking water treatment; Fluorescence spectroscopy; Kalman filter; Membrane filtration; Prediction; Principal component analysis; Real time optimization

Indexed keywords

ENERGY UTILIZATION; EXTENDED KALMAN FILTERS; FLUORESCENCE; FLUORESCENCE SPECTROSCOPY; FORECASTING; KALMAN FILTERS; MEMBRANE FOULING; MEMBRANES; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; POTABLE WATER; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; WATER FILTRATION; WATER TREATMENT;

DRINKING WATER PRODUCTION; FLUORESCENCE MEASUREMENTS; MEMBRANE FILTRATIONS; MINIMUM ENERGY CONSUMPTION; NATURAL ORGANIC MATTERS; OPTIMIZATION OF MEMBRANES; REAL-TIME OPTIMIZATION; ULTRAFILTRATION MEMBRANES;

MICROFILTRATION;

EID: 84866750327     PISSN: 14746670     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.3182/20110828-6-IT-1002.00836     Document Type: Conference Paper

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