Document Type
Poster
Journal/Book Title/Conference
College of Engineering Senior Design Projects
Publisher
Utah State University
Location
Logan, UT
Publication Date
4-10-2021
Abstract
The removal of nitrogen in the form of ammonia from wastewater is an important yet expensive step in treatment often done in two stages, typically by different autotrophic nitrifiers:
- Nitrification: Ammonia is converted to Nitrite and Nitrate.
- Denitrification: Nitrate is converted to nitrogen gas (N2)
Heterotrophic nitrifiers like Alcaligenes faecalis are able to perform both processes and reduce the two step treatment process to one.
Previously, experiments were performed on Alcaligenes faecalis in a synthetic wastewater environment to determine the kinetic constants for a substrate-dependent ammonia removal rate (Michaelis Mentin Kinetics).
Recommended Citation
McClellan, Zac; Storrer, Jaden; Scribner, Anna; and Bradley, Jayce, "Nutrient Management: Heterotrophic Nitrification" (2021). Biological Engineering. Paper 38.
https://digitalcommons.usu.edu/bioengr_srdesign/38