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Advanced Nitrification









                                 Nitrifier Biology



                                 Proteins in the wastewater breakdown to form ammonia compounds.


                                 Ammonia, in its common wastewater form is called Ammonium (NH4).

                                 Nitrifiers feed on food sources extracted from soluble and insoluble

                                 ammonia and nitrogen.



                                 Nitrosomonas feed on Ammonium utilizing a process called Oxidation.

                                 Oxidizing within the Nitrosomonas cell burns nitrogen as an energy

                                 source, converting NH4 to Nitrite (NO2) and Nitric Acid (HNO3).
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