Application of artificial intelligence tools in wastewater and waste gas treatment systems: Recent advances and prospects.

Journal: Journal of environmental management
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Abstract

The non-linear complex relationships among the process variables in wastewater and waste gas treatment systems possess a significant challenge for real-time systems modelling. Data driven artificial intelligence (AI) tools are increasingly being adopted to predict the process performance, cost-effective process monitoring, and the control of different waste treatment systems, including those involving resource recovery. This review presents an in-depth analysis of the applications of emerging AI tools in physico-chemical and biological processes for the treatment of air pollutants, water and wastewater, and resource recovery processes. Additionally, the successful implementation of AI-controlled wastewater and waste gas treatment systems, along with real-time monitoring at the industrial scale are discussed.

Authors

  • Shishir Kumar Behera
    Center for Clean Technology and Resource Recycling, University of Ulsan, Ulsan 680749, South Korea; Chemical Engineering Department, GMR Institute of Technology, Rajam 532127, Srikakulam Dist., India.
  • S Karthika
    Department of Chemical Engineering, Alagappa College of Technology, Anna University, Chennai, 600 025, Tamil Nadu, India.
  • Biswanath Mahanty
    Division of Biotechnology, Karunya Institute of Technology and Science, Coimbatore, 641114, India.
  • Saroj K Meher
    Systems Science and Informatics Unit, Indian Statistical Institute, Bangalore, 560059, India.
  • Mohd Zafar
    Center for Clean Technology and Resource Recycling, University of Ulsan, Ulsan 680749, South Korea; Department of Applied Biotechnology, Sur College of Applied Sciences, Sur 411, Al Shariya, Sultanate of Oman.
  • Divya Baskaran
    Biochemical Engineering Laboratory, Department of Chemical Engineering, Annamalai University, Cuddalore, 608001, India.
  • Ravi Rajamanickam
    Biochemical Engineering Laboratory, Department of Chemical Engineering, Annamalai University, Cuddalore, 608001, India. Electronic address: lect_ravi@yahoo.com.
  • Raja Das
    c School of Advanced Sciences, VIT University , Tamil Nadu , India.
  • Kannan Pakshirajan
    Department of Biosciences and Bioengineering, Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati, Guwahati, 781039, India.
  • Abubakar M Bilyaminu
    Department of Water Supply, Sanitation and Environmental Engineering, IHE Delft Institute for Water Education, P. O. Box 3015, 2601, DA Delft, the Netherlands.
  • Eldon R Rene
    Chemical Engineering Laboratory, Faculty of Sciences, University of La Coruña, Rúa da Fraga, 10, E-15008 La Coruña, Spain; Department of Environmental Engineering and Water Technology, UNESCO-IHE, P.O. Box 3015, 2601 DA Delft, The Netherlands.