Fundamental Studies and Optimization of High-Rate Aerobic Membrane Bioreactors Under Short SRTs and High Ammonium Concentrations

由于人口增长和全球环境变化，对安全和清洁饮用水的需求迅速增加。 产业化此外，有限的淡水资源因接受大量的水而受到污染。 市政和各类工业产生的废水。因此，先进的废水净化 技术对于环境保护是非常需要的。好氧膜生物反应器（AeMBR）， 相对较新和先进的技术，已被广泛用于城市和工业废水 但必须与传统的生物废水处理竞争 技术，如活性污泥法，为市场。AeMBR技术的发展要求 进一步研究，以提高工艺效率，能源消耗，工艺设计和优化， 过程操作。该研究旨在通过以下措施改进和优化AeMBR工艺的设计和运行 研究了AeMBR在工艺条件和使用条件下的生物和膜性能 学习（ML）用于先进的膜污染控制。预计这项研究的结果将填补 AeMBR在短固体停留时间和水力停留时间下的知识空白， 改进工艺设计和操作的建模工具。这项研究的成功将开发一种新的 AeMBR设计手册，扩大AeMBR技术的市场，开发下一代 AeMBR技术，并推动加拿大污水净化技术在各地的应用 世界

The demand for safe and clean drinking water has rapidly increased, due to population growth and global industrialization. Furthermore, the limited freshwater sources are polluted by receiving large amounts of wastewater generated by municipalities and various types of industries. Thus, advanced wastewater purification technologies are highly desirable for environmental protection. Aerobic membrane bioreactor (AeMBR), a relatively new and advanced technology, has been widely used for both municipal and industrial wastewater treatment globally but has to compete with the conventional biological wastewater treatment technologies, such as activated sludge processes, for the market. The evolution of the AeMBR technology calls for further studies to improve process efficiency, energy consumption, process design, and optimization of process operation. The proposed study aims to improve and optimize AeMBR process design and operation by studying the biological and membrane behaviours of AeMBR under process conditions and using machine learning (ML) for advanced membrane fouling control. It is anticipated that the outcomes of this study will fill the knowledge gaps of AeMBR under short solids retention time and hydraulic retention time and develop modelling tools to improve process design and operation. The success of this study will develop a new AeMBR design manual, expand the market of AeMBR technologies, and develop the next generation of AeMBR technologies, and promote the Canadian wastewater purification technologies for applications all over the world.