A novel control strategy for enhancing biological N-removal in a granular sequencing batch reactor: A model-based study

Chemical Engineering Journal

Volumn 232, Issue , 2013, Pages 468-477

  Isanta, Eduardo ^a   Figueroa, Mónica ^b   Mosquera Corral, Anuska ^b   Campos, Luis ^b   Carrera, Julián ^a   Pérez, Julio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Aerobic granular sludge; Dissolved oxygen concentration; Mathematical modeling; Nitrification denitrification; On line ammonium concentration; Particle size

Indexed keywords

AEROBIC GRANULAR SLUDGES; AMMONIUM CONCENTRATIONS; BIOLOGICAL NITROGEN REMOVAL; DISSOLVED OXYGEN CONCENTRATIONS; EXPERIMENTAL ASSESSMENT; NITRIFICATION-DENITRIFICATION; ON-LINE MEASUREMENT; SEQUENCING BATCH REACTORS;

AUTOMATION; CONTROL; DENITRIFICATION; EFFLUENTS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NITRIFICATION; PARTICLE SIZE; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE PROCESS;

EID: 84883387071     PISSN: 13858947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2013.07.118     Document Type: Article

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