title: Enhanced biological phosphorus removal and its modeling for the activated sludge and membrane bioreactor processes.
abstract: A modified activated sludge process (ASP) for enhanced biological phosphorus removal (EBPR) needs to sustain stable performance for wastewater treatment to avoid eutrophication in the aquatic environment. Unfortunately, the overall efficiency of the EBPR in ASPs and membrane bioreactors (MBRs) is frequently hindered by different operational/system constraints. Moreover, although phosphorus removal data from several wastewater treatment systems are available, a comprehensive mathematical model of the process is still lacking. This paper presents a critical review that highlights the core issues of the biological phosphorus removal in ASPs and MBRs while discussing the inhibitory process requirements for other nutrients' removal. This mini review also successfully provided an assessment of the available models for predicting phosphorus removal in both ASP and MBR systems. The advantages and limitations of the existing models were discussed together with the inclusion of few guidelines for their improvement.
authors: Centre for Technology in Water and Wastewater, School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Technology Sydney, Sydney, NSW 2007, Australia.
authors: M F R
authors: MF
authors: Zuthi
authors: W S
authors: WS
authors: Guo
authors: H H
authors: HH
authors: Ngo
authors: L D
authors: LD
authors: Nghiem
authors: F I
authors: FI
authors: Hai
mesh_terms: D001673:Biodegradation, Environmental; D019149:Bioreactors; D008567:Membranes, Artificial; D010758:Phosphorus / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D012722:Sewage / Q000737:chemistry*; D018508:Water Purification / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods*
chemical_list: D008567:Membranes, Artificial; D012722:Sewage; D010758:Phosphorus