Enhanced denitrification process by monitoring and controlling carbonaceous nutrient addition
US6106718A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 30, 1999 |
| Grant date | Aug 22, 2000 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 30, 2019 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T436/173076
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A method of determining denitrification time for at least a portion of wastewater in a wastewater treatment process including isolating a wastewater sample from the wastewater in the wastewater treatment process; detecting changes in fluorescence emitted by NADH from microorganisms contained within the sample; detecting changes in pH of the sample; analyzing the changes in NADH and pH and establishing that the sample is denitrified at a point where NADH shifts from a steady state or a decreasing state to an increasing state and, substantially simultaneously, the pH shifts from a steady state or an increasing state to a decreasing state; and calculating elapsed time between when the sample was taken and when the sample was denitrified to determine the denitrification time for the portion of the wastewater treatment process.
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