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  • Environmental Engineering
  • Biochemical Engineering
  • Process Systems Engineering

Background:

  • Plant-wide models are increasingly used in wastewater treatment plant (WWTP) design and operation.
  • Coupling activated sludge models (ASM1) with anaerobic digestion models (ADM1) presents interface challenges.
  • Current models often use a lumped complex variable X(c), limiting detailed process analysis.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To develop a novel interface and characterization model for WWTP plant-wide simulations.
  • To overcome limitations of the X(c) variable in anaerobic digestion model (ADM1) input.
  • To improve the accuracy of modeling sludge digestion processes.

Main Methods:

  • Defined an interface model mapping degradable components to carbohydrates, proteins, lipids, and organic acids.
  • Replaced the lumped complex variable X(c) with detailed organic fractions for ADM1 input.
  • Validated the model using the Benchmark Simulation Model No. 2 (BSM2) and a full-scale anaerobic digester.

Main Results:

  • The new interface model successfully maps detailed organic components, enhancing ADM1 input characterization.
  • Eliminated the over-reliance on the X(c) variable, allowing for variations in degradability, carbon oxidation, and nitrogen content.
  • Demonstrated effective application in both hypothetical (BSM2) and practical (full-scale digester) scenarios.

Conclusions:

  • The proposed interface and characterization model offers a more robust approach for WWTP plant-wide modeling.
  • This method improves the accuracy and flexibility of anaerobic digestion process simulation.
  • The model is widely applicable for ADM1 input characterization in diverse WWTP modeling contexts.