Journal article
Ecological Engineering of Bioreactors for Wastewater Treatment
Abstract
Biological nutrient removal (BNR) systems remove carbon, nitrogen, and phosphorus from wastewaters through biodegradation of organic compounds, oxidation of ammonia-N to nitrate-N, reduction of nitrate-N to N2 gas, and sequestration of phosphorus as polyphosphate. The microbial community in such systems is complex because it must contain heterotrophic bacteria capable of aerobic respiration, anaerobic respiration, and fermentation; specialized …
Authors
Grady CPL; Filipe CDM
Journal
, , , pp. 117–132
Publisher
Springer Nature
Publication Date
2000
DOI
10.1007/978-94-011-4369-1_11