Optimization of wastewater treatment plant operation for greenhouse gas mitigation.

This study deals with the determination of optimal operation of a wastewater treatment system for minimizing greenhouse gas emissions, operating costs, and pollution loads in the effluent. To do this, an integrated performance index that includes three objectives was established to assess system per...

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Publicado en:Journal of Environmental Management Vol. 163; pp. 39 - 49
Autores principales: Kim, Dongwook, Bowen, James D., Ozelkan, Ertunga C.
Formato: Artículo
Publicado: Academic Press Inc. Nov2015
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          Kim, Dongwook
          Bowen, James D.
          Ozelkan, Ertunga C.
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          UNC Charlotte, Dept. of Civil and Environmental Engineering, 9201 University City Blvd, Charlotte, NC 28223, USA
          UNC Charlotte, Dept. of Systems Engineering and Engineering Management, 9201 University City Blvd, Charlotte, NC 28223, USA
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        Wastewater treatment
        Sewage disposal plants
        Mathematical optimization
        Greenhouse gases
        Emissions (Air pollution)
        Operating costs
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          Sewage Treatment Facilities
          Water and Sewer Line and Related Structures Construction
          Waste treatment and disposal
          Solid Waste Landfill
          Wastewater treatment
          Sewage disposal plants
          Mathematical optimization
          Greenhouse gases
          Emissions (Air pollution)
          Operating costs
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        Greenhouse gas
        Modeling
        Optimization
        Performance index
        Sensitivity analysis
        Wastewater
        Greenhouse gas
        Modeling
        Optimization
        Performance index
        Sensitivity analysis
        Wastewater
      ab: This study deals with the determination of optimal operation of a wastewater treatment system for minimizing greenhouse gas emissions, operating costs, and pollution loads in the effluent. To do this, an integrated performance index that includes three objectives was established to assess system performance. The ASMN_G model was used to perform system optimization aimed at determining a set of operational parameters that can satisfy three different objectives. The complex nonlinear optimization problem was simulated using the Nelder–Mead Simplex optimization algorithm. A sensitivity analysis was performed to identify influential operational parameters on system performance. The results obtained from the optimization simulations for six scenarios demonstrated that there are apparent trade-offs among the three conflicting objectives. The best optimized system simultaneously reduced greenhouse gas emissions by 31%, reduced operating cost by 11%, and improved effluent quality by 2% compared to the base case operation.
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