Monitoring morphological changes from activated sludge to aerobic granular sludge under distinct organic loading rates and increasing minimal imposed sludge settling velocities through quantitative image analysis

RSM and ANN Comparative Modelling with a Granulation Treatment in Mixed Waters

“…However, the constant increase in industrial and municipal wastewater effluent because of population growth and industrial development means that CAS systems installed in WWTPs may not adequately remove the high organic loads present in the effluent. In this regard, wastewater treatment using aerobic granular sludge (AGS) technology has attracted attention in recent years, providing an alternative to traditional biological processes [1], since it is a breakthrough technology with high potential for becoming the new standard for aerobic treatment of wastewater, due to its compact design and lower footprint [2].…”