An image-based method for obtaining pore-size distribution of porous media

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 43, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 3248-3253

  Yang, Zhen ^a   Peng, Xiao Feng ^a   Lee, Duu Jong ^b   Chen, Ming Yuan ^b  

^a TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IMAGE-BASED METHODS; INNER STRUCTURE; MATLAB PROGRAM; POROUS MEDIA; POROUS STRUCTURES; SPECIES DIFFUSION; STRUCTURAL INFORMATION; TRANSPORT PHENOMENA; WATER FLOWS;

IMAGE ANALYSIS; MATLAB; POROUS MATERIALS; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; WASTEWATER;

PORE SIZE;

BIOFOULING; DIFFUSION; FEASIBILITY STUDY; IMAGE ANALYSIS; POROUS MEDIUM; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; SOFTWARE; WASTEWATER; WATER FLOW;

ARTICLE; CHANNEL GATING; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIFFUSION; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGING SYSTEM; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER FLOW; WATER SAMPLING;

IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; MERCURY; POROSITY;

EID: 66449084996     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: 15205851     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es900097e     Document Type: Article

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