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  • Wastewater Treatment Engineering
  • Biochemical Engineering

Background:

  • Biological nutrient removal is crucial for wastewater treatment.
  • Existing models often simplify microbial interactions.
  • Accurate modeling requires understanding complex microbial communities.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To develop a sub-microscopic mechanism model, the Fully Coupled Activated Sludge Model (FCASM).
  • To simulate biological nutrient removal in wastewater treatment processes.
  • To account for interactions among diverse functional microorganisms.

Main Methods:

  • Separated functional organisms into eight groups: aerobic heterotrophs, nitrite reducers, nitrate reducers, ammonium oxidizers, nitrite oxidizers, PAOs, DPB, and GAOs.
  • Modeled biological nitrogen removal via nitrite by splitting nitrification and denitrification into two steps.
  • Incorporated anaerobic maintenance processes for PAOs, DPB, and GAOs.

Main Results:

  • FCASM fully accounts for the interaction relationships of the eight functional microorganisms.
  • The model simulates biological nitrogen removal via nitrite.
  • Anaerobic phosphorus and glycogen metabolism processes are included for PAOs, DPB, and GAOs.

Conclusions:

  • FCASM provides a comprehensive framework for modeling biological nutrient removal.
  • The model's detailed microbial interactions improve simulation accuracy.
  • FCASM can optimize wastewater treatment processes for enhanced nutrient removal.