Using AHP for Selecting the Best Wastewater Treatment Process
| Title: | Using AHP for Selecting the Best Wastewater Treatment Process |
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| Authors: | AbdolReza Karimi, Naser Mehrdadi, Seyed Jamaladin Hashemian, Gholam Reza Nabi Bidhendi, Reza Tavakkoli-Moghaddam |
| Source: | آب و فاضلاب, Vol 21, Iss 4, Pp 2-12 (2011) |
| Publisher Information: | Water and Wastewater Consulting Engineers Research Development, 2011. |
| Publication Year: | 2011 |
| Collection: | LCC:Technology LCC:Water supply for domestic and industrial purposes |
| Subject Terms: | MCDM, Analytical hierarchy process, Anaerobic Wastewater Treatment Process, Technology, Water supply for domestic and industrial purposes, TD201-500, Sewage collection and disposal systems. Sewerage, TD511-780 |
| More Details: | In this paper, Analytical Hierarchy Process (AHP) method that is based on expert knowledge is used for the selection of the optimal anaerobic wastewater treatment process in industrial estates. This method can be applied for complicated multi-criteria decision making to obtain reasonable results. The different anaerobic processes employed in Iranian industrial estates consist of UASB, UAFB, ABR, Contact process, and Anaerobic Lagoons. Based on the general conditions in wastewater treatment plants in industrial estates and on expert judgments and using technical, economic, environmental, and administrative criteria, the processes are weighted and the results obtained are assessed using the Expert Choice Software. Finally, the five processes investigated are ranked as 1 to 5 in a descending order of UAFB, ABR, UASB, Anaerobic Lagoon, and Contact Process. Sensitivity analysis showing the effects of input parameters on changes in the results was applied for technical, economic, environmental, and administrative criteria. |
| Document Type: | article |
| File Description: | electronic resource |
| Language: | English Persian |
| ISSN: | 1024-5936 2383-0905 |
| Relation: | http://www.wwjournal.ir/article_1290_d9fb0aed95f83a272656b1a57167c629.pdf; https://doaj.org/toc/1024-5936; https://doaj.org/toc/2383-0905 |
| Access URL: | https://doaj.org/article/6a541ccb56494ffa9e3a60b1fbec8176 |
| Accession Number: | edsdoj.6a541ccb56494ffa9e3a60b1fbec8176 |
| Database: | Directory of Open Access Journals |
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