Fouling control and optimization of a drinking water membrane filtration process with real-time model parameter adaptation using fluorescence and permeate flux measurements

Journal of Process Control

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 70-77

  Peiris, Ramila H ^a   Budman, Hector ^a   Moresoli, Christine ^a   Legge, Raymond L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Drinking water treatment; Extended Kalman filter; Fluorescence spectroscopy; Membrane fouling; Principal component analysis; Real time parameter adaptation

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE ESTIMATION; BACK WASHING; DRINKING WATER PRODUCTION; ENERGY DEMANDS; FLUORESCENCE MEASUREMENTS; FLUX MEASUREMENTS; FORECASTING ABILITY; FOULANTS; FOULING CONTROL; KEY MODELS; MEMBRANE CLEANING; MEMBRANE LIFETIME; MODEL PARAMETERS; MODEL PREDICTION; NATURAL WATERS; PARAMETER ADAPTATION; PERMEATE FLUX; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT; PROCESS MEASUREMENTS; REAL-TIME MODELS; TIME HORIZONS; TRANSMEMBRANE PRESSURES; UF MEMBRANES; ULTRAFILTRATION MEMBRANES; WATER MEMBRANE;

ENERGY MANAGEMENT; ESTIMATION; EXTENDED KALMAN FILTERS; FLUORESCENCE; FLUORESCENCE SPECTROSCOPY; FORECASTING; MEMBRANE FOULING; MEMBRANES; MICROFILTRATION; POTABLE WATER; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; ULTRAFILTRATION; WASHING;

PARAMETER ESTIMATION;

EID: 84871925066     PISSN: 09591524     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jprocont.2012.10.001     Document Type: Article

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