The Effect of Influent Characteristics and Operational Conditions over the Performance and Microbial Community Structure of Partial Nitritation Reactors

Nitrogen is a main contaminant of wastewater worldwide. Novel processes for nitrogen removal have been developed over the last several decades. One of these is the partial nitritation process. This process includes the oxidation of ammonium to nitrite without the generation of nitrate. The partial n...

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Main Authors: Alejandro Rodriguez-Sanchez, Alejandro Gonzalez-Martinez, Maria Victoria Martinez-Toledo, Maria Jesus Garcia-Ruiz, Francisco Osorio, Jesus Gonzalez-Lopez
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2014-06-01
Series:Water
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2073-4441/6/7/1905