Advanced water treatment
Advait Gangal
Onderzoek / focusgebied
RESEARCH GOALS
The project seeks to describe each individual process within
a mathematical framework and assess its impact on effective OMP
removal in the context of BAC filter conditions.
The interplay between these processes can then be considered.
For instance, biodegradation may partially remediate used sites in
the GAC, allowing fresh adsorption again.
The aspirational goal of this project is to integrate relevant processes
into one dynamic mechanistic model that can reliably predict OMP
removal in BAC filters. In this way, the performance of BAC filters
can be optimised both in design and in real-time by controlling
system parameters like oxygen dosage and backwash frequency
with changes in influent load and hydraulic head among other
factors. A digital twin of the BAC filter can thus also be operated
alongside the physical filter operation.