Abstract: The anaerobic biodegradation of tetrachloroethene (PCE) is a reasonably well understood process. Specific organisms capable of using PCE as an electron acceptor for growth require the addition of an electron donor to remove ...

Abstract: A model was developed for predicting the solids concentration profile in the zone-settling and compression regimes of a gravity thickener. This dynamic one-dimensional model arises from a force balance across a settling ...

Abstract: The batch settling process was simulated numerically using a dynamic model for zone settling and compression. The simulation can provide the height variation of the supernatant-suspension interface with time as well as the ...

Abstract: A bomb calorimetry method has been used for the first time to measure the energy content of raw municipal wastewater. The method was first validated using standard compounds (arginine, glucose, and propionic acid) and then ...

Abstract: Bayesian belief networks are probabilistic knowledge-based expert systems that predict the probability of an event occurring or diagnose the most probable causes of specific problems. Although Bayesian belief networks ...