A knowledge-based approach to the deflocculation problem: Integrating on-line, off-line, and heuristic information

Water Research

Volumn 37, Issue 10, 2003, Pages 2377-2387

  Comas, J ^a   Rodriguez Roda I ^a   Sanchez Marre M ^b   Cortes U ^b   Freixo A ^c   Arraez J ^c   Poch, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GIRONA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE CATALUNYA   (Spain)

^c Consorci Defensa Conca Riu Besos ^*  (Spain)

Author keywords

Activated sludge; Deflocculation; Knowledge based systems; Operational problems; Wastewater treatment

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATED SLUDGE PROCESS; HEURISTIC METHODS; INDUSTRIAL PLANTS; KNOWLEDGE ACQUISITION; KNOWLEDGE BASED SYSTEMS; KNOWLEDGE REPRESENTATION; OBJECT ORIENTED PROGRAMMING; SUPERVISORY AND EXECUTIVE PROGRAMS;

DEFLOCCULATION;

FLOCCULATION;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; FLOCCULATION; KNOWLEDGE BASED SYSTEM; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

ARTICLE; FLOCCULATION; HYDROLOGY; METHODOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SLUDGE; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER TREATMENT;

EID: 0242501542     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0043-1354(03)00018-6     Document Type: Article

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