Review Article

Phytoremediation of Nitrogen as Green Chemistry for Wastewater Treatment System

Table 3

Different types of existing ammoniacal nitrogen remediation technology with different potential hazard.

TechnologyPotential hazardReferences

Ammonia strippingGeneration of corrosive by-product (ammonia)[15]
Breakpoint chlorinationGeneration explosive by-product (nitrogen trichloride)[16]
Biological nitrificationNot reportedā€”
Ion exchangeNot reportedā€”
PhytoremediationNo generation of harmful by-product[17]