Optical monitoring of activated sludge flocs in bulking and non-bulking conditions

Environmental Technology (United Kingdom)

Volumn 34, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 679-686

  Koivuranta, E ^a   Keskitalo, J ^a   Haapala, A ^a   Stoor, T ^a   Saren M ^b   Niinimaki J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OULU   (Finland)

^b METSO AUTOMATION   (Finland)

Author keywords

Bulking sludge; Filamentous bacteria; Floc structure; Image analysis; Settling properties

Indexed keywords

IMAGE ANALYSIS; PAPER AND PULP MILLS; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE FLOCS; ACTIVATED SLUDGE PLANTS; BULKING SLUDGE; FILAMENTOUS BACTERIA; FLOC STRUCTURE; OPTICAL MONITORING; SETTLING PROPERTIES; SLUDGE SETTLING PROPERTIES;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE PROCESS;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; BACTERIUM; FLOCCULATION; IMAGE ANALYSIS; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; MILL; MONITORING; PULP AND PAPER INDUSTRY; WASTEWATER;

ACCURACY; ACTIVATED SLUDGE; ARTICLE; DILUTION; FLOCCULATION; IMAGE ANALYSIS; NONHUMAN; PULP MILL; SLUDGE; SLUDGE SETTLING; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT;

EID: 84875940670     PISSN: 09593330     EISSN: 1479487X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09593330.2012.710410     Document Type: Article

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