1. Modeling, simulation and control of biological and chemical P-removal processes for membrane bioreactors (MBRs) from lab to full-scale applications: State of the art
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Claire Albasi, Marion Alliet, Vincent Rocher, Kashif Nadeem, Sam Azimi, Queralt Plana, Jean Bernier, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique - CNRS (FRANCE), Institut National Polytechnique de Toulouse - Toulouse INP (FRANCE), Université Toulouse III - Paul Sabatier - UT3 (FRANCE), Service public de l'assainissement francilien - SIAAP (France), Laboratoire de génie chimique [ancien site de Basso-Cambo] (LGC), Université Toulouse III - Paul Sabatier (UT3), Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées-Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Institut National Polytechnique (Toulouse) (Toulouse INP), Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées, SIAAP - Direction du Développement et de la Prospective, and SIAAP
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Environmental Engineering ,010504 meteorology & atmospheric sciences ,0207 environmental engineering ,02 engineering and technology ,Wastewater ,01 natural sciences ,Waste Disposal, Fluid ,MBR ,[CHIM.GENI]Chemical Sciences/Chemical engineering ,Bioreactors ,Bioreactor ,Precipitation models ,Environmental Chemistry ,Génie chimique ,[SPI.GPROC]Engineering Sciences [physics]/Chemical and Process Engineering ,EBPR ,020701 environmental engineering ,Process engineering ,Génie des procédés ,Waste Management and Disposal ,0105 earth and related environmental sciences ,Fouling mitigation ,Fouling ,Sewage ,business.industry ,Modeling ,Membranes, Artificial ,Phosphorus ,Pollution ,6. Clean water ,Activated sludge ,Enhanced biological phosphorus removal ,13. Climate action ,Chemical addition ,Super large-scale ,Sewage treatment ,business - Abstract
International audience; Phosphorus (P) removal from the domestic wastewater is required to counter the eutrophication in receiving water bodies and is mandated by the regulatory frameworks in several countries with discharge limits within 1-2mgPL−1. Operating at higher sludge retention time (SRT) and higher biomass concentration than the conventional activated sludge process (CASP), membrane bioreactors (MBRs) are able to remove 70–98% phosphorus without addition of coagulant. In full-scale facilities, enhanced biological phosphorus removal (EBPR) is assisted by the addition of metal coagulant to ensure >95% P-removal. MBRs are successfully used for super-large-scale wastewater treatment facilities (capacity >100,000 m3d−1). This paper documents the knowledge of P-removal modeling from lab to full-scale submerged MBRs and assesses the existing mathematical models for P-removal from domestic wastewater. There are still limited studies involving integrated modeling of the MBRs (full/super large-scale), considering the complex interactions among biology, chemical addition, filtration, and fouling. This paper analyses the design configurations and the parameters affecting the biological and chemical P-removal in MBRs to understand the P-removal process sensitivity and their implications for the modeling studies. Furthermore, it thoroughly reviews the applications of bio-kinetic and chemical precipitation models to MBRs for assessing their effectiveness with default stoichiometric and kinetic parameters and the extent to which these parameters have been calibrated/adjusted to simulate the P-removal successfully. It also presents a brief overview and comparison of seven (7) chemical precipitation models, along with a quick comparison of commercially available simulators. In addition to advantages associated with chemical precipitation for P-removal, its role in changing the relative abundance of the microbial community responsible for P-removal and denitrification and the controversial role in fouling mitigation/increase are discussed. Lastly, it encompasses several coagulant dosing control systems and their applications in the pilot to full-scale facilities to save coagulants and optimize the P-removal performance.
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- 2021
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