Selected Articles
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Characterizing the Settlement of Activated Sludge Based on AI-Assisted Analysis of Moving and Still Images
In the final process of wastewater treatment, the settleability of activated sludge, a mass of microorganisms responsible for the adsorption and decomposition of pollutants, is important. In order to contribute to the improvement of the efficiency of wastewater treatment plants in rural areas and developing countries, which have problems in terms of economical human resources, this study proposed a low-cost settleability diagnosis method that uses AI-based technology to analyze still images of activated sludge using inexpensive digital microscopes and moving images of activated sludge settling using smartphone camera functions.
Yuki Nakaya, Kai Sugino, Shota Ishizaki, Reiko Hirano, Shuhei Noda, Shinobu Moniwa, Yukio Hiraoka, and Hisashi Satoh