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Area of Science:

  • Environmental Engineering
  • Chemical Engineering
  • Wastewater Treatment Technologies

Background:

  • Sequencing Batch Reactors (SBRs) are versatile for wastewater treatment.
  • Optimizing SBR operation is crucial for efficient pollutant removal and reduced cycle times.
  • Denitrification in SBRs often requires an external carbon source, which this study aimed to avoid.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To determine an optimal operating mode for an SBR using model-based optimization.
  • To minimize the batch cycle time for treating synthetic wastewater containing organic matter and nitrogen.
  • To achieve denitrification without the addition of an external carbon source.

Main Methods:

  • Development of a simplified process model with six ordinary differential equations and an oxygen consumption rate correlation.
  • Utilizing batch cycle time as the objective function for minimization.
  • Employing a successive quadratic programming algorithm with constraints on final pollutant concentrations (COD, nitrate, ammonium) and feed pump flow rate.

Main Results:

  • Optimization indicated a one-step feed strategy as the most effective.
  • The optimal strategy resulted in a minimized batch cycle time of 5 hours.
  • Effective removal of organic matter and nitrogen was achieved without external carbon addition.

Conclusions:

  • A single feed step strategy is optimal for SBR operation under the studied conditions.
  • Model-based optimization can effectively determine efficient SBR operating modes.
  • The developed approach facilitates efficient wastewater treatment, specifically denitrification, with reduced cycle times.