Development of image analysis techniques as a tool to detect and quantify morphological changes in anaerobic sludge: I. Application to a granulation process

Biotechnology and Bioengineering

Volumn 87, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 184-193

  Araya Kroff, P ^a   Amaral, A L ^a,c   Neves, L ^a   Ferreira, E C ^a   Pons, M N ^b   Mota, M ^a   Alves, M M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINHO   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE LORRAINE   (France)

^c INSTITUTO POLITÉCNICO DE BRAGANÇA   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Aggregation time; Expanded granular sludge blanket reactor (EGSB); Granules; Image analysis; Methanogenic activity

Indexed keywords

AGGLOMERATION; BIOREACTORS; FATTY ACIDS; GRANULATION; IMAGE ANALYSIS;

ANAEROBIC GRANULATION; GRANULAR SLUDGE STABILITY;

BIOTECHNOLOGY;

ACETIC ACID; BUTYRIC ACID; CARBON DIOXIDE; DEUTERIUM; GLUCOSE; PROPIONIC ACID; VOLATILE FATTY ACID;

ANAEROBIC METABOLISM; ANAEROBIC SLUDGE; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; EXPANDED GRANULAR SLUDGE BLANKET REACTOR; HYDROGENOPHILIC ACTIVITY; IMAGE ANALYSIS; METHANOGENESIS; PARTICLE SIZE; PROTON TRANSPORT; REACTOR; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SLUDGE; SLUDGE AGGREGATION; SLUDGE THICKENING;

ALGORITHMS; ANAEROBIOSIS; BIOMASS; BIOREACTORS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; METHANE; METHANOSARCINALES; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; PARTICLE SIZE; SEWAGE; SOFTWARE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 3042713136     PISSN: 00063592     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bit.20207     Document Type: Article

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