Denitrifying activity of activated sludge in suspension and in biofilm
[Excerpt] Denitrification consists in the reduction of oxidized nitrogen compounds like nitrite or nitrate to gaseous nitrogen compounds. Most of biological denitrification processes rely on heterotrophic microorganisms and therefore the use of methanol, ethanol, glucose, citrate or acetate as a car...
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| Format: | conferenceObject |
| Language: | eng |
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2008
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/1822/7763 |
| Country: | Portugal |
| Oai: | oai:repositorium.sdum.uminho.pt:1822/7763 |