Morphological analysis of activated sludge flocs and filaments

Lee, X.Y. and Khan, M.B. and Nisar, H. and Ho, Y.K. and Ng, C.A. and Malik, A.S. (2014) Morphological analysis of activated sludge flocs and filaments. In: UNSPECIFIED.

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Abstract

Purification of waste water is commonly done using the activated sludge process. The ratio of the activated sludge flocs and filamentous bacteria play a key role in the purification process of waste water. The sludge bulking or filamentous bulking is a common problem in activated sludge plants that prevents flocs to settle down. Digital imaging techniques can play an important role in monitoring activated sludge flocs and filaments in waste water treatment plants (WWTPs). In this paper, an algorithm to segment the flocs and the filaments of the microscopic sludge images captured at 4 times magnification in brightfield microscopy has been proposed. Morphological parameters, like, compactness, roundness, convexity, equivalent diameter are analyzed. Comparison with laser particle size analysis method has been done for the interpretation of the imaging results. © 2014 IEEE.

Item Type: Conference or Workshop Item (UNSPECIFIED)
Additional Information: cited By 13; Conference of 2014 IEEE International Instrumentation and Measurement Technology Conference: Instrumentation and Measurement for Sustainable Development, I2MTC 2014 ; Conference Date: 12 May 2014 Through 15 May 2014; Conference Code:106826
Uncontrolled Keywords: Image analysis; Image processing; Image segmentation; Imaging techniques; Morphology; Particle size analysis; Planning; Purification; Sewage sludge; Sustainable development; Wastewater, Activated sludge flocs; Activated sludge plants; Bright-field microscopy; Digital imaging techniques; Filamentous bacteria; Laser particle size analysis; Morphological analysis; Morphological parameters, Activated sludge process
Depositing User: Mr Ahmad Suhairi UTP
Date Deposited: 09 Nov 2023 16:16
Last Modified: 09 Nov 2023 16:16
URI: https://khub.utp.edu.my/scholars/id/eprint/5004

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