Biological denitrification of high concentration nitrate waste

Patent · 01 January 1977

OSTI ID:862906

Francis, Chester W ^[1]; Brinkley, Frank S ^[2]

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1. Oak Ridge, TN
2. Knoxville, TN

Biological denitrification of nitrate solutions at concentrations of greater than one kilogram nitrate per cubic meter is accomplished anaerobically in an upflow column having as a packing material a support for denitrifying bacteria.

• Research Organization: Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN
• DOE Contract Number: W-7405-ENG-26
• Assignee: United States of America as represented by United States Energy (Washington, DC)
• Patent Number(s): US 4043936
• OSTI ID: 862906
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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