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Statistical sensitivity analysis of packed column reactors for contaminated wastewater
Author(s) -
Fassò A.,
Esposito A.,
Porcu E.,
Reverberi A. P.,
Vegliò F.
Publication year - 2003
Publication title -
environmetrics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.68
H-Index - 58
eISSN - 1099-095X
pISSN - 1180-4009
DOI - 10.1002/env.618
Subject(s) - biosorption , sensitivity (control systems) , wastewater , dispersion (optics) , heteroscedasticity , column (typography) , statistical analysis , statistics , environmental science , computer science , mathematics , process engineering , environmental engineering , sorption , chemistry , engineering , physics , adsorption , telecommunications , organic chemistry , optics , frame (networking) , electronic engineering
In this article we consider the statistical sensitivity analysis of heavy metal biosorption in contaminated wastewater packed column reactors. In particular, the model describes the biosorption phenomenon using the Advection Dispersion Reaction equation under rapid local equilibrium. This allows computer simulation with random input parameters chosen from appropriate probability distributions. In order to have a statistical framework for analyzing the simulated data and assessing input importance, we introduce heteroskedastic and multivariate sensitivity analysis, which extends standard sensitivity analysis. Copyright © 2003 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.