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  2. Dissimilatory nitrate reduction to ammonium - Wikipedia

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    As dissimilatory nitrate reduction to ammonium is an anaerobic respiration process, marine microorganisms capable of performing DNRA are most commonly found in environments low in O 2, such as oxygen minimum zones (OMZs) in the water column, or sediments with steep O 2 gradients. [11] [12] The oceanic nitrogen cycle with the role of DNRA.

  3. Nitrification - Wikipedia

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    The idea that oxidation of ammonia to nitrate is in fact a biological process was first given by Louis Pasteur in 1862. [22] Later in 1875, Alexander Müller, while conducting a quality assessment of water from wells in Berlin, noted that ammonium was stable in sterilized solutions but nitrified in natural waters. A.

  4. Ammonium nitrate - Wikipedia

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    Ammonium nitrate is an important fertilizer with NPK rating 34-0-0 (34% nitrogen). [17] It is less concentrated than urea (46-0-0), giving ammonium nitrate a slight transportation disadvantage. Ammonium nitrate's advantage over urea is that it is more stable and does not rapidly lose nitrogen to the atmosphere.

  5. Denitrification - Wikipedia

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    Direct reduction from nitrate to ammonium, a process known as dissimilatory nitrate reduction to ammonium or DNRA, [6] is also possible for organisms that have the nrf-gene. [ 7 ] [ 8 ] This is less common than denitrification in most ecosystems as a means of nitrate reduction.

  6. Anammox - Wikipedia

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    A maximum ammonium removal rate of 0.4 kg N/m 3 /d was achieved. It was shown that for every mole of ammonium consumed, 0.6 mol of nitrate was required, resulting in the formation of 0.8 mol of N 2 gas. In 1995, the biological nature of anammox was identified. [27] Labeling experiments with 15 NH + 4 in combination with 14 NO − 3 showed that ...

  7. SHARON Wastewater Treatment - Wikipedia

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    One process utilizes fast growing nitrifiers utilizing nitrification of ammonia to nitrite and Anammox which is the denitrification of nitrite to atmospheric nitrogen using ammonia as an electron donor. The combination of the two processes allows for a more efficient conversion of ammonia and prevents a buildup of nitrate in the water.

  8. Nitrogen-15 tracing - Wikipedia

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    Nitrogen-15 (15 N) tracing is a technique to study the nitrogen cycle using the heavier, stable nitrogen isotope 15 N.Despite the different weights, 15 N is involved in the same chemical reactions as the more abundant 14 N and is therefore used to trace and quantify conversions of one nitrogen compound to another.

  9. Devarda's alloy - Wikipedia

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    When a solution of nitrate ions is mixed with aqueous sodium hydroxide, adding Devarda's alloy and heating the mixture gently, liberates ammonia gas. After conversion under the form of ammonia, the total nitrogen is then determined by Kjeldahl method. [7] The reduction of nitrate by the Devarda's alloy is given by the following equation: 3 NO −