de-nitrification process

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• Nitrification — Ni tri*fi*ca tion, n. [Cf. F. nitrification. see {Nitrify}.] 1. (Chem.) (a) The act, process, or result of combining with nitrogen or some of its compounds. (b) The act or process of oxidizing nitrogen or its compounds so as to form nitrous or… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Nitrification — Nitrogen cycle Nitrification is the biological oxidation of ammonia with oxygen into nitrite followed by the oxidation of these nitrites into nitrates. Degradation of ammonia to nitrite is usually the rate limiting step of nitrification.… …   Wikipedia

• nitrification — noun 1. the chemical process in which a nitro group is added to an organic compound (or substituted for another group in an organic compound) • Derivationally related forms: ↑nitrify • Hypernyms: ↑chemical process, ↑chemical change, ↑chemical… …   Useful english dictionary

• nitrification — naɪtrɪfɪ keɪʃn n. process of treating with a nitrate (Chemistry) …   English contemporary dictionary

• nitrification — The natural process in which nitrogen in plant and animal wastes is oxidized, first to nitrites and then to nitrates, through the action of soil borne microbes …   Glossary of Biotechnology

• Simultaneous nitrification-denitrification — (SNdN) is a wastewater treatment process. Microbial simultaneous nitrification denitrification is the conversion of the ammonium ion to nitrogen gas in a single bioreactor. The process is dependent on floc characteristics, reaction kinetics, mass …   Wikipedia

• Chemical process — Part of Chemical engineering History Concepts Unit operations Unit processes Chemical engineer Chemical process Process integration Un …   Wikipedia

• Chemical process of decomposition — Human body composition Decomposition is a process that begins immediately after death and involves the destruction of soft tissue, leaving behind skeletonized remains. The chemical process of decomposition is complex and involves the breakdown of …   Wikipedia

• chemical process — noun (chemistry) any process determined by the atomic and molecular composition and structure of the substances involved • Syn: ↑chemical change, ↑chemical action • Topics: ↑chemistry, ↑chemical science • Hypernyms: ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

• Biofilter — Biofiltration is a pollution control technique using living material to capture and biologically degrade process pollutants. Common uses include processing waste water, capturing harmful chemicals or silt from surface runoff, and microbiotic… …   Wikipedia

• nitrifying bacteria — Small group of oxygen requiring bacteria that use nitrogen as an energy source. These microorganisms are important in the nitrogen cycle as converters of soil ammonia to nitrates, compounds usable by plants. The nitrification process requires two …   Universalium