Smart Granules - Dynamic control of nutrient removal in small-scale industrial aerobic granular sludge systems.

Aerobic granular sludge (AGS) represents a revolutionary new biological treatment system based on the formation of very dense microbial aggregates. The current research proposal aims at developing an applicable dynamic control strategy for industrial AGS reactors, based on the signals of common, low-cost and robust sensors. A five step approach will be followed to reach this objective, starting from the development of a control strategy for "simple" well-defined AGS systems on laboratory scale to pilot-scale evaluation of an optimized control algorithm with real variable industrial wastewater.

Keywords:BIOLOGICAL NUTRIENT REMOVAL, DYNAMIC CONTROL

Disciplines:Catalysis and reacting systems engineering, Chemical product design and formulation, General chemical and biochemical engineering, Process engineering, Separation and membrane technologies, Sustainable and environmental engineering, Transport phenomena, Other (bio)chemical engineering