A comparison between floc morphology and the effluent clarity at a full-scale activated sludge plant using optical monitoring.

Abstract:

:A charge-coupled device camera was used for the optical monitoring of activated sludge flocs and filaments, and the image analysis results were compared with the effluent clarity at a full-scale activated sludge plant during a three-month period. The study included a maintenance stoppage at the wastewater treatment plant, which was followed by a settling problem. Thus, the study presents the development of floc morphology from poor flocculation to good flocculation. In this case, the evolution of flocs was a slow process, and the optimum floc morphology was achieved before the purification results improved. To diagnose the cause of the settling problems using optical monitoring, four major factors were found to be relevant: the mean area of the flocs, the amount of small particles, the amount of filament and the shape parameters of the flocs. In this case, the settling problem was caused by dispersed growth based on the image analysis results. In conclusion, the method used has the potential for usefulness in the development of monitoring applications to predict plant performance and also to diagnose the causes of the settling problems.

journal_name

Environ Technol

journal_title

Environmental technology

authors

Koivuranta E,Keskitalo J,Stoor T,Hattuniemi J,Sarén M,Niinimäki J

doi

10.1080/09593330.2013.875065

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

2014-08-01 00:00:00

pages

1605-10

issue

13-16

eissn

0959-3330

issn

1479-487X

journal_volume

35

pub_type

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