title: Evaluation of pH inhibition effect on activated sludge by the pseudo toxic concentration (CPT) concept model.
abstract: It is generally accepted that the inhibition effect of pH on activated sludge follows the non-competitive inhibition kinetics. But the non-competitive inhibition kinetic equation cannot be directly applied to pH inhibition, due to the difficulty in quantification of pH as a term of inhibitor concentration. So, many empirical equations were developed especially for acidic condition to describe pH inhibition effect. In this research, the pseudo toxic concentration (CPT) concept model to quantify pH inhibition effect on activated sludge was proposed and compared with other existed models. Prediction of performance, presented by Prediction Accuracy and Prediction Accuracy Index, showed that the CPT concept model can explain the reduction of the maximum specific growth rate (mu max) more accurately than any other models do at a wide range of pH. The CPT concept model was applicable not only to activated sludge but also to specific microorganism groups, such as nitrifier, less acidophilic species and nitrifying biofilm.
authors.affiliation: Dept. of Environmental Engineering, Pusan National University, Pusan, 609-735, Korea.
authors.forename: J H
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Ko
authors.forename: K S
authors.initials: KS
authors.lastname: Choi
authors.forename: H J
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: Woo
authors.forename: H I
authors.initials: HI
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: C W
authors.initials: CW
authors.lastname: Kim
mesh_terms: D001419:Bacteria / Q000254:growth & development* / Q000378:metabolism; D006863:Hydrogen-Ion Concentration; D007700:Kinetics; D008954:Models, Biological; D008962:Models, Theoretical; D010101:Oxygen Consumption; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012722:Sewage; D014865:Waste Disposal, Fluid / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods; D014874:Water Pollutants, Chemical
chemical_list: D012722:Sewage; D014874:Water Pollutants, Chemical