Enabling wastewater treatment process automation: leveraging innovations in real-time sensing, data analysis, and online controls
Wenjin Zhang, Nicholas B. Tooker, Amy Mueller
Abstract
The primary mandate of wastewater treatment facilities is the limitation of pollutant discharges, however both tightening of permit limits and unique challenges associated with improving sustainability (<italic>i.e.</italic>, resource recovery) demand innovation.
Topics & Concepts
MandateSustainabilityWastewaterAutomationProcess (computing)Resource (disambiguation)Sewage treatmentResource recoveryEnvironmental economicsComputer scienceBusinessEnvironmental scienceWaste managementProcess engineeringEngineeringEconomicsOperating systemMechanical engineeringLawBiologyEcologyComputer networkPolitical scienceWater Quality Monitoring and AnalysisWater Quality Monitoring TechnologiesWastewater Treatment and Nitrogen Removal