Digital image analysis to estimate the influence of sodium dodecyl sulphate on activated sludge flocs

Process Biochemistry

Volumn 40, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 2067-2072

  Liwarska Bizukojc, Ewa ^a   Bizukojc, Marcin ^a  

^a LODZ UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Poland)

Author keywords

Activated sludge; Biodegradation; Image analysis; Linear alkyl sulphate; Sodium dodecyl sulphate; Surfactant

Indexed keywords

BIODEGRADATION; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); FLOCCULATION; IMAGE ANALYSIS; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; SURFACE ACTIVE AGENTS;

DIGITAL IMAGE ANALYSIS (DIA); LINEAR CORRELATION; MEAN PROJECTED AREA; SODIUM DODECYL SULPHATE (SDS); TOTAL SUSPENDED SOLIDS (TSS);

ACTIVATED SLUDGE PROCESS;

EID: 13844317090     PISSN: 13595113     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.procbio.2004.07.020     Document Type: Article

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