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A dynamic kinetic model of the activated sludge process
Author(s) -
Chase L. M.
Publication year - 1977
Publication title -
biotechnology and bioengineering
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.136
H-Index - 189
eISSN - 1097-0290
pISSN - 0006-3592
DOI - 10.1002/bit.260191003
Subject(s) - activated sludge , process (computing) , hysteresis , kinetic energy , biological system , substrate (aquarium) , biochemical engineering , simple (philosophy) , thermodynamics , chemistry , process engineering , materials science , environmental science , computer science , environmental engineering , ecology , physics , biology , sewage treatment , engineering , philosophy , epistemology , quantum mechanics , operating system
A kinetic model has been developed which describes the dynamic response of activated sludge to changes in substrate concentration. The well known phenomenon of “growth‐rate hysteresis” can be explained by the simple yet biologically reasonable hypotheses of the model. Experimental results have verified the model quantitatively.