title: An expert system for monitoring and diagnosis of anaerobic wastewater treatment plants.
abstract: In this paper, an expert system (ES) developed for the monitoring and diagnosis of anaerobic wastewater treatment plants (AWT), is presented. The system was evaluated in a hybrid pilot plant of 1.1 m3 located in an industrial environment for the treatment of wastewaters from a fibreboard production factory. The reactor is a hybrid USBF, combining an upflow anaerobic sludge blanket (UASB) in the lower part and an upflow anaerobic filter (UAF) at the top.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemical Engineering, Institute of Technology, University of Santiago de Compostela, Spain.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Puñal
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Roca
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Lema
mesh_terms: D001421:Bacteria, Anaerobic / Q000502:physiology*; D004784:Environmental Monitoring; D007221:Industry; D014865:Waste Disposal, Fluid / Q000379:methods*; D014872:Water Movements