Activated sludge morphology characterization through an image analysis procedure

Brazilian Journal of Chemical Engineering

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 319-330

  Perez, Y G ^a   Leite, S G F ^a   Coelho, M A Z ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Activated sludge; Characterization; Image analysis; Monitoring

Indexed keywords

BIOREACTORS; COMPOSITION; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MICROORGANISMS; MUNICIPAL ENGINEERING; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; DILUTION; MICROBIAL AGGREGATES; SEQUENCING BATCH REACTOR (SBR);

SEWAGE SLUDGE;

EID: 33845725576     PISSN: 01046632     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0104-66322006000300005     Document Type: Article

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