During combustion - one of the most popular industrial processes across all industry sectors - the chemical energy in fuels, such as natural gas, coal, or oil, is converted into heat by oxidization.

Human activities add large quantities of nitrogen to the environment, much of which gets washed into streams and rivers.

After more than a decade of inquiry, a team of scientists has turned the tables on a long-standing controversy to re-establish an old truth about nitrogen mixing in the oceans. After more than a ...

Food industry effluents are considered a potential alternative for methanol when seeking external carbon sources to enhance denitrification in municipal waste water treatment plants (WWTPs). The aim ...

Denitrification bioreactors are engineered systems designed to remove nitrate from contaminated waters, particularly those influenced by agricultural practices. By utilising a solid carbon ...

A recent study published in Engineering has shed new light on the mechanisms behind the efficient nitrogen removal capabilities of pyrite-based mixotrophic denitrifying biofilters. The research, ...

Fungal denitrification play a key role in the regulation of nitrogen cycle. Knowledge of the fungal denitrification of soil microbes and the driving mechanisms will be essential to understand the ...

Healthy streams with vibrant ecosystems play a critical role in removing excess nitrogen caused by human activities, according to a new study in Nature. Tiny organisms such as algae, fungi and ...

Underground environments like soil and aquifers teem with microbial life. These tiny microbes play a big role in cycling nutrients and breaking down or transforming pollutants. However, scientists ...

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