title: SBR on-line monitoring by set-point titration.
abstract: The applicability of set-point titration for monitoring biological processes has been widely demonstrated in the literature. Based on published and on-going experiences, some operating procedures have been specifically developed to be applied to SBRs, so that real-time information about the process and/or the influent can be obtained. This, in turn, would allow plant operators to select the most appropriate actions properly and timely. Five operating modes are described for the monitoring of (1) influent toxicity, (2) influent N-content, (3) nitrification capacity, (4) end of the nitrification reaction, and (5) nitrate effluent concentration, and are currently tested on the on-line titrator TITAAN (TITrimetric Automated ANalyser) which is in operation on a pilot scale SBR.
authors.affiliation: Technical University of Milan (Politecnico), DIIAR, Environmental Section, Piazza Leonardo da Vinci 32, 20133 Milano, Italy.
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Fiocchi
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Ficara
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Canziani
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Luccarini
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Ciappelloni
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Ratini
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Pirani
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Mariani
mesh_terms: D001419:Bacteria / Q000378:metabolism*; D019149:Bioreactors; D006861:Hydrogen Peroxide; D006863:Hydrogen-Ion Concentration; D009566:Nitrates / Q000378:metabolism; D009573:Nitrites / Q000378:metabolism; D009584:Nitrogen / Q000032:analysis / Q000378:metabolism; D009862:Online Systems; D010100:Oxygen / Q000032:analysis; D000644:Quaternary Ammonium Compounds / Q000378:metabolism; D012972:Sodium Hydroxide; D017186:Titrimetry; D023382:Toxicity Tests, Acute; D014865:Waste Disposal, Fluid
chemical_list: D009566:Nitrates; D009573:Nitrites; D000644:Quaternary Ammonium Compounds; D012972:Sodium Hydroxide; D006861:Hydrogen Peroxide; D009584:Nitrogen; D010100:Oxygen