Research Article

Factors Influencing Nitrogen Removal in a Decentralized Sewage Treatment Reactor

Table 2

Nitrification and denitrification rates in a DSTR at different surface loads.

Surface load (m3/(m2·h)) 1 . 1 1 ± 0 . 1 3 1 . 5 6 ± 0 . 1 3 1 . 8 9 ± 0 . 0 5

𝑟 n i t r i c a t i o n (g/(m3·d)) 5 3 . 0 9 ± 6 . 4 1 5 9 . 6 2 ± 2 . 8 2 6 1 . 4 4 ± 0 . 4 8
𝑟 d e n i t r i c a t i o n (g/(m3·d)) 2 0 . 0 1 ± 3 . 0 2 1 1 . 9 7 ± 2 . 3 9 9 . 8 1 ± 3 . 1 7