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<p>Nitrogen is an important nutrient for the survival of all living organisms, as its chemical binding properties allow to create structures from which proteins are built. In nature, nitrogen is found in many forms and its transformation from one form to another is described by the nitrogen cycle. Ammonium is a form of nitrogen that has no direct effects on human health, but its presence in water supply systems may determine bacterial growth in the distribution networks and ultimately can generate degradation of the water quality. Its concentrations in wastewater and water intended for human consumption can be reduced by the biological process of nitrification. The purpose of this paper is to review the equations and the kinetics of the biological nitrification process.</p>
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Nitrogen is an important nutrient for the survival of all living organisms, as its chemical binding properties allow to create structures from which proteins are built. In nature, nitrogen is found in many forms and its transformation from one form to another is described by the nitrogen cycle. Ammonium is a form of nitrogen that has no direct effects on human health, but its presence in water supply systems may determine bacterial growth in the distribution networks and ultimately can generate degradation of the water quality. Its concentrations in wastewater and water intended for human consumption can be reduced by the biological process of nitrification. The purpose of this paper is to review the equations and the kinetics of the biological nitrification process.

Kinetics and Chemistry of Nitrification Process – A Review

PhD Student, Technical University of Civil Engineering Bucharest

Prof.dr.eng., Technical University of Civil Engineering Bucharest

Conf.dr.chem.eng., Technical University of Civil Engineering Bucharest

Lect.dr.eng., Technical University of Civil Engineering Bucharest

Modelling in Civil Environmental Engineering

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Nitrogen is an important nutrient for the survival of all living organisms, as its chemical binding properties allow to create structures from which proteins...

Kinetics and Chemistry of Nitrification Process – A Review

Publicado en línea: 02 feb 2022

Páginas: 55 - 65

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/mcee-2021-0015

Palabras clave
biological process, growth rate, stoichiometric equations, kinetics

© 2021 Gheorghe Radu et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Kinetics and Chemistry of Nitrification Process – A Review

Publicado en línea: 02 feb 2022

Páginas: 55 - 65

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/mcee-2021-0015

Palabras clavebiological process, growth rate, stoichiometric equations, kinetics

© 2021 Gheorghe Radu et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Palabras clave
biological process, growth rate, stoichiometric equations, kinetics