Search Results - "Magbanua, Benjamin S."

Evaluation of energy recovery potential in wastewater treatment based on codigestion and combined heat and power schemes by Sarpong, Gideon, Gude, Veera Gnaneswar, Magbanua, Benjamin S., Truax, Dennis D.

“…[Display omitted] •Developed a quantitative model to evaluate energy recovery potential from wastewater.•Incorporated the effect of Food, Oil and Grease…”
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Energy autarky of small scale wastewater treatment plants by enhanced carbon capture and codigestion – A quantitative analysis by Sarpong, Gideon, Gude, Veera Gnaneswar, Magbanua, Benjamin S.

“…[Display omitted] •An energy assessment tool for small scale wastewater treatment systems.•Enhanced primary treatment and co-digestion allow for…”
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Characterization of soluble microbial products (SMP) derived from glucose and phenol in dual substrate activated sludge bioreactors by Magbanua Jr, Benjamin S., Bowers, Alan R.

“…Soluble microbial products (SMP) generated by activated sludge cultures receiving a mixed feed of phenol and glucose were characterized with respect to…”
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Energy and nutrient recovery from dairy and municipal wastewater sources in a terracotta-biochar bioelectrochemical system by Ghimire, Umesh, Gude, Veera Gnaneswar, Magbanua, Benjamin S.

“…Agricultural and municipal wastewater effluents contain valuable nutrients which can be recovered and recycled for agricultural application to close the gap…”
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Optimization of Operating Parameters of Intermittent Aeration-Type Activated Sludge Process for Nitrogen Removal: A Simulation-Based Approach by Dey, Ayanangshu, Truax, Dennis D., Magbanua, Benjamin S.

“…Biological nitrogen removal is becoming a proven approach to reducing the total nitrogen discharged from wastewater treatment facilities. Simulation performed…”
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Combined Ozone and Ultraviolet Inactivation of Escherichia coli by MAGBANUA, BENJAMIN S., SAVANT, GAURAV, TRUAX, DENNIS D.

“…The kinetics of Escherichia coli inactivation using ozone and ultraviolet (UV) radiation, separately and simultaneously, was evaluated at 25°C in buffered (pH…”
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A Critical Evaluation of Advanced Oxidation Processes for Emerging Contaminants Removal by Fast, Sara Ann, Gude, Veera Gnaneswar, Truax, Dennis D., Martin, James, Magbanua, Benjamin S.

“…Removing emerging contaminants from waste streams has become a topic of growing interest. The adverse effects of endocrine disrupting chemicals (EDCs) and…”
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Evaluation of Process Uncertainty in Activated Sludge Treatment by Probabilistic Modeling by Dey, Ayanangshu, Magbanua, Benjamin S

“…AbstractSimulation-based design and analysis of biotreatment systems depends to a great extent on the accuracy of the model parameters used. In many cases,…”
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Natural Treatment and Onsite Processes by Gude, Veera Gnaneswar, Magbanua, Benjamin S., Truax, Dennis D.

“…This paper provides a review of the treatment technologies, which utilize natural processes or passive components in wastewater treatment. The paper primarily…”
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Wetlands for Wastewater Treatment by Martinez-Guerra, Edith, Jiang, Yi, Lee, Gordon, Kokabian, Bahareh, Fast, Sara, Truax, Dennis D., Martin, James L., Magbanua, Benjamin S., Gude, Veera Gnaneswar

“…This paper provides a review of the treatment technologies, which utilize natural processes or passive components in wastewater treatment. In particular, this…”
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Natural Treatment and Onsite Processes by Gude, Veera Gnaneswar, Truax, Dennis D., Magbanua, Benjamin S.

“…This paper provides a review of the treatment technologies which utilize natural processes or passive components in wastewater treatment. The paper primarily…”
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Anaerobic codigestion of hog and poultry waste by Magbanua, Benjamin S, Adams, Thomas T, Johnston, Phillip

“…Anaerobic batch tests were performed using hog and poultry wastes in various proportions. Treatments that received both wastes produced higher yields of…”
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Relative Efficacy of Intrinsic and Extant Parameters for Modeling Biodegradation of Synthetic Organic Compounds in Activated Sludge: Dynamic Systems by Magbanua, Benjamin S., Stanfill, J. Chris, Fehniger, Steven M., Smets, Barth F., Farkas, Ferenc, Grady, C. P. Leslie

“…The utility of intrinsic and extant kinetic parameters for simulating the dynamic behavior of a biotreatment system coupled with a distributed, unstructured,…”
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Relative Efficacy of Intrinsic and Extant Parameters for Modeling Biodegradation of Synthetic Organic Compounds in Activated Sludge: Steady-State Systems by Magbanua, Benjamin S., Smets, Barth F., Bowyer, Rebecca L., Rodieck, Allison G., Sanders, Richard W., Sowers, William W., Stolze, Stephanie B., Grady, C. P. Leslie

“…The performance of intrinsic and extant kinetic parameters as predictors of synthetic organic compound (SOC) concentration in biotreatment systems operated at…”
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Modeling compartmentalized lagoon systems under cyclic operation by Magbanua, Benjamin S, Hawkins, J.Clifton, Willis, Gardiner

“…Aerated lagoon systems have been widely used for municipal wastewater treatment because of their simplicity and low maintenance costs, but many have…”
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Changes in measured biodegradation kinetics during the long-term operation of completely mixed activated sludge (CMAS) bioreactors by Ellis, Timothy G., Smets, Barth F., Magbanua, Benjamin S., Leslie Grady, C.P.

“…Two completely mixed activated sludge (CMAS) bioreactors, one with an aerobic selector and one without, were operated for approximately twelve and sixteen…”
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Effect of Recycle and Axial Mixing on Microbial Selection in Activated Sludge by Magbanua, Benjamin S, Bowers, Alan R

“…A mathematical model was developed to simulate the effect of axial mixing and recycle on competition between filamentous and floc-forming microbial populations…”
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Quantification of Synthetic Organic Chemicals in Biological Treatment Process Effluent Using Solid-Phase Microextraction and Gas Chromatography by Magbanua, Benjamin S., Mitchell, Dennis R., Fehniger, Steven M., Bowyer, Rebecca L., Grady, C. P. Leslie

“…Solid-phase microextraction (SPME), a technique that uses a polymer-coated, fused-silica fiber to selectively extract organic analytes from a sample matrix,…”
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A technique for obtaining representative biokinetic parameter values from replicate sets of parameter estimates by Magbanua Jr, Benjamin S., Lu, Yunn-Tzer, Leslie Grady Jr, C.P.

“…The rational design and simulation of biotreatment systems requires sound mathematical models and reliable parameter estimates. Biodegradation kinetics are…”
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The effect of cosubstrates on phenol degradation kinetics by Magbanua, Benjamin S., Hoover, Pamela A., Campbell, Patrick J., Bowers, Alan R.

“…Kinetic parameters (based on the Monod model) for phenol degradation were measured under single and multiple substrate conditions using batch or fed batch…”
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