Evaluation of color changes in sewage sludge ash brick by using image analysis method

Practice Periodical of Hazardous, Toxic, and Radioactive Waste Management

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 214-223

  Luo, Huan Lin ^a   Lin, Deng Fong ^a  

^a I SHOU UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Color; Digital techniques; Imaging techniques; Sewage sludge

Indexed keywords

BRICK; BRICK CONSTRUCTION; COLOR; FIRING (OF MATERIALS); IMAGE ANALYSIS;

FIRING TEMPERATURE;

SEWAGE SLUDGE;

COLORIMETRIC EVALUATION; IMAGE ANALYSIS; SEWAGE; SLUDGE;

FRAXINUS;

EID: 0142168087     PISSN: 1090025X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)1090-025X(2003)7:4(214)     Document Type: Article

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