Monera - Model MICROCAT DEN - Denitrifying Bioformula for Wastewater Treatment - Brochure

Effective nitrification in wastewater plants (see MICROCAT-XNL/XNC Data Sheet) transforms ammonia nitrogen to nitrite and nitrate but removing nitrogen in these oxidized forms can be difficult from time to time. Under anoxic denitrifying conditions (no molecular oxygen present), facultative bacteria are able to make use of nitrate ion (NO3) and nitrite ion (NO2) to respire. The nitrates are progressively reduced to molecular nitrogen (N2) which escapes as nitrogen gas to the atmosphere.