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LETTERS IN APPLIED MICROBIOLOGY
Volume 74, Issue 2, Pages 159-184Publisher
OXFORD UNIV PRESS
DOI: 10.1111/lam.13553
Keywords
bioprocess optimization; heterotrophic nitrification-aerobic denitrification; nitrogen pollution; wastewater treatment
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- UGC
- CSIR
- [CSIR-NEERI/KRC/2021/March/EBGD/3]
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The novel strategy of simultaneous nitrification and denitrification (SND) is gaining importance in wastewater treatment due to its ability to perform nitrification and denitrification reactions under similar conditions with minimal external carbon source and oxygen supply. However, the ecophysiological role of heterotrophic nitrifiers and aerobic denitrifiers in the global nitrogen cycle still requires further understanding to address environmental challenges related to nitrogen pollution effectively.
Bacterial species capable of performing both nitrification and denitrification in a single vessel under similar conditions have gained significance in the wastewater treatment scenario considering their unique character of performing the above reactions under heterotrophic and aerobic conditions respectively. Such a novel strategy often referred to as simultaneous nitrification and denitrification (SND) has a tremendous potential in dealing with various wastewaters having low C : N content, considering that the process needs very little or no external carbon source and oxygen supply thus adding to its cost-effective and environmentally friendly nature. Though like other micro-organisms, heterotrophic nitrifiers and aerobic denitrifiers convert inorganic or organic nitrogen-containing substances into harmless dinitrogen gas in the wastewater, their ecophysiological role in the global nitrogen cycle is still not fully understood. Attempts to highlight the role played by the heterotrophic nitrifiers and aerobic denitrifiers in dealing with nitrogen pollution under various environmental operating conditions will help in developing a mechanistic understanding of the SND process to address the issues faced by the traditional methods of aerobic autotrophic nitrification-anaerobic heterotrophic denitrification.
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