Intelligent Control Based on BP Artificial Neural Network for Electrochemical Nitrate Removal

Authors

Xin-Wan Zhang, National Engineering Laboratory of High Concentration Refractory Organic Wastewater Treatment Technology, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai200237, China
Guang-Yuan Meng, National Engineering Laboratory of High Concentration Refractory Organic Wastewater Treatment Technology, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai200237, ChinaFollow
Li-Qiang Fang, National Engineering Laboratory of High Concentration Refractory Organic Wastewater Treatment Technology, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai200237, China
Ding-ming Chang, Shanghai Espac Environmental Technology Co., Ltd., Shanghai200082, China
Tong Li, Continuing Education Center, Bozhou University, Bozhou236800, China
Jin-Wen Hu, National Engineering Laboratory of High Concentration Refractory Organic Wastewater Treatment Technology, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai200237, China
Peng Chen, National Engineering Laboratory of High Concentration Refractory Organic Wastewater Treatment Technology, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai200237, China; State Environmental Protection Key Laboratory of Environmental Risk Assessment and Control on Chemical Process, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai200237, China
Yong-Di Liu, National Engineering Laboratory of High Concentration Refractory Organic Wastewater Treatment Technology, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai200237, China; State Environmental Protection Key Laboratory of Environmental Risk Assessment and Control on Chemical Process, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai200237, China
Le-Hua Zhang, National Engineering Laboratory of High Concentration Refractory Organic Wastewater Treatment Technology, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai200237, China; State Environmental Protection Key Laboratory of Environmental Risk Assessment and Control on Chemical Process, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai200237, ChinaFollow

Corresponding Author

Guang-Yuan Meng(mengguangyuan1997@outlook.com);
Le-Hua, Zhang (lezhanghua@163.com)

Abstract

Achieving effective control of parameters in the process of nitrate wastewater treatment is critical to electrochemical water treatment. The powerful nonlinear mapping ability, self-adaptation and self-learning ability of neural network technology can optimize the electrochemical processing. However, there are few researches in this direction. Hence, based on the test data of the electrochemical reduction of nitrate, an electrochemical prediction model was established by using the BP neural network algorithm. Considering the correlation of various parameters in the electrochemical process, the reaction time, initial nitrate nitrogen concentration, pH and current density were determined as the input layer of the BP neural network for model establishment. Results showed that the optimal network configuration of 4-7-1 was achieved by optimizing the hyperparameters of hidden layers number, and the numbers of neurons and epochs. The predicted value of nitrate nitrogen concentration was consistent with the measured value, and the R² value of 0.9095 was obtained. Meanwhile, the model predicted the effects of initial concentration, pH and current density on the removal efficiency of nitrate nitrogen. In the weak alkaline environment, the stability and reliability of nitrate electroreduction were higher than those in acidic and alkaline environments, and the predicted value of nitrate nitrogen was highly correlated to the true value (R2=0.9908). The initial concentration was negatively correlated to the removal rate, while the current density was positively correlated. Finally, the neural network model was used to control the electrochemical nitrate reduction process. Energy consumption tests were designed by optimizing current density, and15% reduction energy consumption was obtained within the same processing time and processing efficiency. Also, through the prediction model, the effluent quality can be guaranteed by timely adjusting the parameter in the case of sudden water quality changes. The research results can provide a reference for the intelligent control in the electrochemical removal of nitrate. At the same time, combining the understanding of the electrochemical treatment system and artificial intelligence technology, several ideas are proposed for the application of artificial intelligence technology in the field of electrochemical water treatment.

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Keywords

Nitrate nitrogen; Electrochemical reduction; BPNN; Prediction model; Intelligent control

DOI Link

https://doi.org/10.13208/j.electrochem.211215

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Publication Date

2023-12-28

Online Available Date

2022-03-31

Revised Date

2022-03-18

Received Date

2021-12-15

Recommended Citation

Xin-Wan Zhang, Guang-Yuan Meng, Li-Qiang Fang, Ding-ming Chang, Tong Li, Jin-Wen Hu, Peng Chen, Yong-Di Liu, Le-Hua Zhang. Intelligent Control Based on BP Artificial Neural Network for Electrochemical Nitrate Removal[J]. Journal of Electrochemistry, 2023 , 29(12): 211215.
DOI: 10.13208/j.electrochem.211215
Available at: https://jelectrochem.xmu.edu.cn/journal/vol29/iss12/4