Technical Bulletin No. 0384: Selection and Development of a Biological Wastewater Treatment Simulation Model for Use with Pulp and Paper Industry Effluents

This bulletin presents the model which NCASI selected to estimate the performance which would result if certain changes were made in operating and design conditions at a biological treatment plant. The model which was selected, and modified by NCASI contains state-of-the-art features for (a) simulating bio-kinetics, (b) evaluating different process control strategies and (c) evaluating upgrade alternatives. The approach was believed applicable to most activated sludge and aerated stabilization plants operating in the forest products industry and was presented in a manner which would allow its evaluation for use at a particular plant.