Modelling and pH Control in Raceway and Thin-Layer Photobioreactors for Wastewater Treatment
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Rodríguez Torres, María José; Morillas España, Ainoa; Guzmán Sánchez, José Luis; Acién Fernández, Francisco GabrielDate
2021-02-19Abstract
One of the most critical variables in microalgae-related processes is the pH; it directly determines the overall performance of the production system especially when coupling with wastewater treatment. In microalgae-related wastewater treatment processes, the adequacy of pH has a large impact on the microalgae/bacteria consortium already developing on these systems. For cost-saving reasons, the pH is usually controlled by classical On/Off control algorithms during the daytime period, typically with the dynamics of the system and disturbances not being considered in the design of the control system. This paper presents the modelling and pH control in open photobioreactors, both raceway and thin-layer, using advanced controllers. In both types of photobioreactors, a classic control was implemented and compared with a Proportional–Integral (PI) control, also the operation during only the daylight period and complete daily time was evaluated. Thus, three major variables already studied inc...
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microalgae
thin-layer
raceway
photobioreactor
PI control
On/Off control