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ArticleWater science and technology : a journal of the International Association on Water Pollution Research2025

Response surface methodology to investigate the effects of operational parameters on membrane bioreactor.

Sarra Kitanou, Mustapha Tahaikt, Mohamed Taky, Azzedine Elmidaoui

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Article in Water science and technology : a journal of the International Association on Water Pollution Research, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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4 authors.

Sarra KitanouLaboratory of Advanced Materials and Process Engineering, Faculty of Sciences, Ibn Tofail University, Kenitra, Morocco; National School of Chemical Engineering, Ibn Tofail University, Kenitra, Morocco E-mail: sarra.kitanou1@uit.ac.ma.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5239-4281
Mustapha TahaiktLaboratory of Advanced Materials and Process Engineering, Faculty of Sciences, Ibn Tofail University, Kenitra, Morocco.
Mohamed TakyLaboratory of Advanced Materials and Process Engineering, Faculty of Sciences, Ibn Tofail University, Kenitra, Morocco.
Azzedine ElmidaouiLaboratory of Advanced Materials and Process Engineering, Faculty of Sciences, Ibn Tofail University, Kenitra, Morocco; International Water Research Institute, Mohammed VI Polytechnic University, Ben Guerir, Morocco.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Performance modeling of wastewater treatment systems has now become an attractive area of investigation for the design, analysis, and optimization of operations. Mathematical modeling of membrane bioreactor (MBR) treatment is a powerful tool for predicting effluent quality. In this study, a bioreactor coupled with a membrane filtration process (MBR) was employed to treat municipal wastewater. An experimental design based on the response surface methodology (RSM) was applied to investigate the effects of operating conditions, such as hydraulic retention time (HRT), aeration rate (AR), and transmembrane pressure (TMP), on the removal efficiencies of chemical oxygen demand (COD), total suspended solids (TSS), and total nitrogen (TN). The results demonstrated a strong agreement between experimental data and model predictions. Furthermore, the RSM results display the effects of the operating parameters and their interactive effects on pollution removal. The maximum removal efficiency was achieved, exhibiting 95% of COD, 99.7% of TSS, and 93% of TN. These findings provide the effective use of statistical modeling to enhance MBR process performance, achieving sustainable and energy-efficient conditions.

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BioreactorsMembranes, ArtificialWaste Disposal, FluidWater PurificationBiological Oxygen Demand AnalysisFiltrationModels, TheoreticalNitrogenWastewaterMembranes, ArtificialNitrogenWastewateranalysis of variancesBox–Behnken designMBR performancesresponse surface methodologywastewater treatment

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