Characterization of activated sludge flocs structure

Water Science and Technology

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 313-320

  Snidaro, D ^a   Zartarian, F ^b   Jorand, F ^c   Bottero, J Y ^b   Block, J C ^c   Manem, J ^a  

^a CIRSEE   (France)

^b CEREGE   (France)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE LORRAINE   (France)

Author keywords

Activated sludge structure; Confocal scanning light microscopy; Fractal dimension; Size distribution analysis; Transmission electronic microscopy

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; FRACTALS; LASER APPLICATIONS; OPTICAL MICROSCOPY; PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS; STRUCTURE (COMPOSITION); TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

CONFOCAL SCANNING LIGHT MICROSCOPY; SONICATION;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE PROCESS;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; COMPUTER MODEL; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; IMAGE PROCESSING; LASER MICROSCOPY; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ULTRASOUND; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT;

EID: 0030777561     PISSN: 02731223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/S0273-1223(97)00447-2     Document Type: Conference Paper

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