Although it is a well-researched topic, the complexity, time for process stabilization, and
economic factors related to anaerobic digestion call for simulation of the process offline with …

Anaerobic membrane bioreactors (AnMBRs) have emerged as an effective technology for
treating domestic and industrial wastewater. However, AnMBRs typically exhibit low …

Although the particle swarm optimizer (PSO) has been widely used to address various
complicated engineering problems, it is likely to suffer lack of diversity and ineffectiveness of …

Optimal design and control of industrially important chemical processes rely on dynamic
optimization. However, because of the highly constrained, nonlinear, and sometimes …

Highlights•Co-digestion improved the biogas production 15 times than that of mono
digestion.•High reduction in TS (58%), TVS (66%) and COD (74%) were recorded via co …

Air bubbles have been widely applied to alleviate membrane fouling of tubular membranes
in membrane bioreactors. However, the impact of the air bubbles on the flow at the …

In the present work, an optimization method called Particle Swarm Optimization (PSO) was
applied to study the kinetics of alkali-catalyzed rapeseed oil transesterification, using …

Direct absorption methane digester can accomplish the coupled process of solar heat
collection and photo and biochemical reaction of microorganisms simultaneously. In present …

A fast and accurate water quality pollutant risk assessment and early warning system, which
has great practical significance for decision making in accident management, is urgently …

Two-stage anaerobic digestion (AD) processes have been proposed to improve the
operation of conventional single-stage AD systems. In this study, both standard and robust …