Exploring effects of carbon, nitrogen, and phosphorus on greywater treatment by polyculture microalgae using response surface methodology and machine learning

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The microalgae-based wastewater treatment is a promising technique that contribute to achieving sustainable development goals (SDGs), such as SDG-6, "Clean Water and Sanitation". However, it is strongly influenced by the initial composition of wastewater. In this study, the impact of initial organics and nutrient concentration on the removal of total organic carbon (TOC), total carbon (TC), ammonium (NH4+), total nitrogen (TN), and phosphate (PO43-) from greywater using native polyculture microalgae was explored. Response surface methodology was employed along with two machine learning approaches, AdaBoost and XGBoost, to evaluate the interactions among three main factors: TOC, NH4+, and PO43-, and their effects on treatment efficiency. The C/N ratios for achieving maximum TOC and TC removal efficiency of 99.2% and 97.7% were determined to be 10.3, and 65.4-73.6, respectively. Notably, the N/P ratio did not significantly affect their removal. The highest NH4+ removal efficiency, reaching 96.2%, was attained at C/N ratios of 4.3, 24.0, 38.2, and 212.9, coupled with N/P ratios of 0.3, 2.6, and 23.4. Highest TN removal efficiency of 77.2% was achieved at C/N and N/P ratios of 12.2 and 2.0, respectively. Highest PO43- removal of 78.8% was obtained at N/P ratio 12.8. However, C/N ratio did not affect the removal efficiency. Maintaining these specified C/N and N/P ratios in the influent greywater would ensure that the treated greywater meets the required standards for various reuse applications, including flushing, groundwater recharge, and surface water discharge. The integration of RSM with AdaBoost and XGBoost provided accurate predictions of removal efficiencies. For all the models, XGBoost had the highest R2, and lowest MAE and MSE values. The cross validation of RSM models with AdaBoost and XGBoost further reinforced the reliability of these models in predicting treatment outcomes.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:356

Enthalten in:

Journal of environmental management - 356(2024) vom: 26. Apr., Seite 120728

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Mohit, Aggarwal [VerfasserIn]
Remya, Neelancherry [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

059QF0KO0R
27YLU75U4W
7440-44-0
AdaBoost
Carbon
Journal Article
Microalgal cultivation
Modelling
N762921K75
Nitrogen
Phosphorus
RSM
Wastewater treatment
Water
XGBoost

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Date Completed 08.04.2024

Date Revised 08.04.2024

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.jenvman.2024.120728

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM370206932