Calibration and validation of a model describing complete autotrophic nitrogen removal in a granular SBR system

Journal of Chemical Technology and Biotechnology

Volumn 88, Issue 11, 2013, Pages 2007-2015

  Vangsgaard, Anna Katrine ^a   Mutlu, A Gizem ^a   Gernaey, Krist V ^a   Smets, Barth F ^a   Sin, Gürkan ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Anammox; Autotrophic nitrogen removal; Calibration and validation; Model fitting; Monte Carlo; Sequencing batch reactors

Indexed keywords

ANAMMOX; AUTOTROPHIC NITROGEN REMOVAL; CALIBRATION AND VALIDATIONS; MODEL FITTING; SEQUENCING BATCH REACTORS;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE PROCESS; MONTE CARLO METHODS; NITROGEN REMOVAL; TOOLS; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

CALIBRATION;

NITROGEN;

ARTICLE; AUTOTROPHIC NITROGEN REMOVAL; BIOFILM; CALIBRATION; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CHEMICAL ENGINEERING; CHEMICAL PARAMETERS; OXYGEN MASS TRANSFER COEFFICIENT; SCREENING TEST; SEQUENCING BATCH REACTOR; SLUDGE; STEADY STATE; STOICHIOMETRY; VALIDATION PROCESS; WASTE COMPONENT REMOVAL;

EID: 84885423566     PISSN: 02682575     EISSN: 10974660     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jctb.4060     Document Type: Article

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