Automated monitoring of activated sludge in a pilot plant using image analysis

da Motta, M.; Pons, M. N.; Roche, N.

doi:10.2166/wst.2001.0397

M. da Motta;

M. da Motta

1Laboratoire des Sciences du Génie Chimique, CNRS-ENSIC-INPL, 1, rue Grandville, F-54001 Nancy cedex, France

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M. N. Pons;

M. N. Pons

2Laboratoire des Sciences du Génie Chimique, CNRS-ENSIC-INPL, 1, rue Grandville, F-54001 Nancy cedex, FranceIUT de Marseille, Dept GCGP, UPRES 884, Université de Marseille, Traverse C. Susinni, F-13388, Marseille cedex, France

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N. Roche

1Laboratoire des Sciences du Génie Chimique, CNRS-ENSIC-INPL, 1, rue Grandville, F-54001 Nancy cedex, France

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An automated procedure for the characterisation by image analysis of the morphology of activated sludge has been used to monitor the biomass in a pilot wastewater treatment plant, in complement to the usual settleability (sludge volume index, settling velocity) and size distribution (by laser granulometry) measurements.

filamentous bacteria, flocs, image analysis, morphology, settleability, sludge volume index

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