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  • Water Treatment Technologies
  • Optimization Methods

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  • Municipal wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) face challenges in balancing operational costs with stringent effluent quality standards.
  • Existing optimization models often lack flexibility and do not adequately consider treatment costs.
  • Simultaneous optimization of multiple effluent quality parameters (COD, NH4(+)-N, NO3(-)-N) alongside cost is crucial for sustainable WWTP operation.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To develop and apply an improved multi-objective optimization (MOO) model for WWTPs.
  • To enable simultaneous optimization of treatment costs and key effluent quality indicators.
  • To provide a flexible and precise tool for WWTP design and control.

Main Methods:

  • Establishment of an improved MOO model incorporating a back propagation algorithm-based relationship model.
  • Determination of decision factors based on expected optimization targets, unlike fixed-factor models.
  • Integration of treatment cost as a key objective alongside effluent quality parameters (COD, NH4(+)-N, NO3(-)-N).

Main Results:

  • The developed model allows for flexible and precise optimization of the WWTP treatment process.
  • Successful achievement of multi-objective optimization for conflicting goals: treatment cost and effluent quality.
  • Identification of an optimal balance between operational costs and effluent quality for WWTPs.

Conclusions:

  • The improved MOO model offers a valuable tool for optimizing the performance of municipal WWTPs.
  • This approach facilitates finding an optimal trade-off between economic factors and environmental discharge standards.
  • The model supports enhanced design and control strategies for practical WWTP applications.