Chemical Engineering / Kimya Mühendisliği
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Article Citation - WoS: 19Citation - Scopus: 29Modeling of an Activated Sludge Process for Effluent Prediction—a Comparative Study Using Anfis and Glm Regression(Springer Verlag, 2018) Araromi, Dauda Olurotimi; Majekodunmi, Olukayode Titus; Adeniran, Jamiu Adetayo; Salawudeen, Taofeeq OlalekanIn this paper, nonlinear system identification of the activated sludge process in an industrial wastewater treatment plant was completed using adaptive neuro-fuzzy inference system (ANFIS) and generalized linear model (GLM) regression. Predictive models of the effluent chemical and 5-day biochemical oxygen demands were developed from measured past inputs and outputs. From a set of candidates, least absolute shrinkage and selection operator (LASSO), and a fuzzy brute-force search were utilized in selecting the best combination of regressors for the GLMs and ANFIS models respectively. Root mean square error (RMSE) and Pearson’s correlation coefficient (R-value) served as metrics in assessing the predicting performance of the models. Contrasted with the GLM predictions, the obtained modeling results show that the ANFIS models provide better predictions of the studied effluent variables. The results of the empirical search for the dominant regressors indicate the models have an enormous potential in the estimation of the time lag before a desired effluent quality can be realized, and preempting process disturbances. Hence, the models can be used in developing a software tool that will facilitate the effective management of the treatment operation.Article Citation - WoS: 21Citation - Scopus: 23Activated Carbon Adsorption of Fuel Oxygenates Mtbe and Etbe From Water(Springer Verlag, 2009) İnal, Fikret; Yetgin, Senem; Aksu, Gülsüm T.; Şimşek, Selvi; Sofuoğlu, Aysun; Sofuoğlu, Sait CemilThe aqueous phase adsorption of fuel oxygenates methyl tertiary butyl ether (MTBE) and ethyl tertiary butyl ether (ETBE) onto commercially available granular activated carbon (GAC; Norit GAC 1240) was investigated in a batch system at 27°C. The oxygenate concentrations were determined by headspace gas chromatography/mass spectrometry analyses. The experimental data were used with four two-parameter isotherm models (Langmuir, Freundlich, Temkin, and Dubinin-Radushkevich) and two kinetic models (pseudo first-order and pseudo second-order) to determine equilibrium and kinetic parameters. Considering the correlation coefficient and root mean square error, Dubinin-Radushkevich isotherm showed better fit with the equilibrium data for MTBE. However, the performances of Langmuir and Dubinin-Radushkevich models were comparable for ETBE. The adsorption capacities were calculated as 5.50 and 6.92 mg/g for MTBE and ETBE, respectively, at an equilibrium solution concentration of 1 mg/L using Dubinin-Radushkevich isotherm. The differences between the model predictions and experimental data were similar for the pseudo first-order and pseudo second-order kinetic models. Gibbs free-energy changes of adsorption were found to be -22.59 and -28.55 kJ/mol for MTBE-GAC and ETBE-GAC systems, respectively, under the experimental conditions studied.
