If the wastewater to be treated contains various forms of nitrogen, three biological treatment steps are required for nitrogen removal: (a) in a bio-oxidation step, organic nitrogen is anerobically broken down to ammonia nitrogen; (b) in a subsequent nitrification step, ammonia nitrogen in the wastewater is aerobically converted to nitrate nitrogen; and (c) in a final denitrification step, nitrate nitrogen is anaerobically or anoxically converted to nitrogen gas. This chapter discusses bio-oxidation, nitrification and denitrification process steps, their principles, and design considerations in detail. Key Words Biological process r nitrogen removal r bio-oxidation r nitrification r denitrification r theory r design r process control r design.
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Lin, Y.-M., Tay, J.-H., Liu, Y., & Hung, Y.-T. (2009). Biological Nitrification and Denitrification Processes. In Biological Treatment Processes (pp. 539–588). Humana Press. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-60327-156-1_13
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