When treating municipal wastewater, the disposal of sludge is a problem of growing
importance, representing up to 50% of the current operating costs of a wastewater treatment …

The optimization of biological nitrogen removal (BNR) in sequencing batch reactors has
become the aim of researchers worldwide in order to increase efficiency and reduce energy …

The objective of this study was to assess the economic and environmental sustainability of
submerged anaerobic membrane bioreactors (AnMBRs) in comparison with aerobic-based …

In this paper, a revised version of the Morris approach, which includes an improved
sampling strategy based on trajectory design, has been adapted to the screening of the most …

The measurement of the wastewater BOD5 level requires five days, and the use of a
prediction model to estimate BOD5 saves time and enables the adoption of an online control …

Chemical processes are continuously facing challenges from the demands of the global
market related to economics, environment and social issues. This paper presents the …

The objective of this study was to evaluate the operating cost of an anaerobic membrane
bioreactor (AnMBR) treating sulphate-rich urban wastewater (UWW) at ambient temperature …

Lima faces increasing water stress due to demographic growth, climate change and
outdated water management infrastructure. Moreover, its highly centralized wastewater …

The consistent modelling methodology for secondary settling tanks (SSTs) leads to a partial
differential equation (PDE) of nonlinear convection–diffusion type as a one-dimensional …

The aim of this work was the improvement of a WWTP control system using a model-based
setpoint optimisation. For this purpose, an anaerobic/anoxic/aerobic (A2/O) pilot WWTP was …