Finite-Dimensional Methods for Optimal Control of Autothermal Thermophilic Aerobic Digestion
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An activated sludge process (ASP) is a biochemical process employed for treating sewage and industrial waste-water, which uses microorganisms and air (or oxygen) to biologically oxidize organic pollutants, producing a waste sludge (or floc) containing the oxidized material. The optimal operation of the biological treatment processes is a challenging task because of the stringent effluent requirements, the complexity of processes as an object of control and the need to reduce the operation cost. US law has strict requirements on the effluent quality of the ASP; similar strict requirements were adopted during the last decade in Europe and in South Africa (Maine Department of Environmental Protection, Augusta, ME, 2010; Tzoneva, 2007).
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