Automated monitoring of activated sludge in a pilot plant using image analysis

Water Science and Technology

Volumn 43, Issue 7, 2001, Pages 91-96

  Da Motta, M ^a   Pons, M N ^a   Roche, N ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE LORRAINE   (France)

^b AIX MARSEILLE UNIVERSITY   (France)

Author keywords

Filamentous bacteria; Flocs; Image analysis; Morphology; Settleability; Sludge volume index

Indexed keywords

AUTOMATION; BIOMASS; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MORPHOLOGY; PILOT PLANTS; SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANTS;

SETTLEABILITY MEASUREMENTS;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE PROCESS;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; AUTOMATED INSPECTION; BIOMASS; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MONITORING; PILOT PLANT;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; ANALYSIS; AUTOMATION; BACTERIUM; BIOMASS; CONFERENCE PAPER; EXPERIMENT; IMAGE ANALYSIS; LABORATORY; LASER; MEASUREMENT; MONITORING; SLUDGE SETTLING; WASTE WATER TREATMENT PLANT;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 0035007437     PISSN: 02731223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/wst.2001.0397     Document Type: Conference Paper

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