Mohamed Abderrazak Latifi

TL;DR: A review of the literature devoted to optimal control and design of activated sludge process (ASP) can be found in this paper, where the main issues to be addressed in order to get reliable solutions are discussed, among which: (1) Managing the inevitable mismatch between the model predictions and the real ASP operation.

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors used microelectrodes in a nonconducting wall with subsequent signal analysis to determine and study the flow regimes in a packed bed reactor with single-phase liquid flow.

TL;DR: In this paper, the optimal temperature policy which minimizes the terminal time in a batch emulsion polymerization reactor of styrene and α-methylstyrene was determined by means of orthogonal collocation techniques combined with a general non-linear programming method.

TL;DR: In this article, the authors presented a dynamic optimization study of a small basin wastewater treatment plant to determine optimal sequences of aeration/non-aeration times so that for a typical diurnal pattern of disturbances, the effluent constraints are respected, the plant remains in the cyclic steady-state, and the energy consumption is minimised.

TL;DR: In this paper, an optimal control of the aeration system is considered to improve the efficiency and reliability of the activated sludge process, with application to an industrial alternating activated sludgy (AAS) treatment plant.