Abstract
THE USE OF PROCESS MODELLING TO OPTIMIZE SLUDGE THICKENING AND DIGESTIONThe paper describes the use of pilot testing, process modelling and a 20-year life-cycle cost analysis to optimize the sludge thickening equipment selection and anaerobic digester sizing for the large wastewater treatment facilities in the São Paulo Metropolitan Area. A model of a typical wastewater treatment plant was built using PRO2D, a steady state, whole plant simulator developed by...Author(s)Barry RabinowitzDeborah ElenterPaulo BeckerAmérico de Oliveira SampaioSourceProceedings of the Water Environment FederationSubjectSession 68: Thickening and Processes to Improve DigestionDocument typeConference PaperPublisherWater Environment FederationPrint publication date Jan, 2007ISSN1938-6478SICI1938-6478(20070101)2007:13L.5391;1-DOI10.2175/193864707787969289Volume / Issue2007 / 13Content sourceWEFTECFirst / last page(s)5391 - 5405Copyright2007Word count318
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