Role of heterotrophic aerobic denitrifying bacteria in nitrate removal from wastewater

• Published in: Journal of applied microbiology Vol. 128; no. 5; pp. 1261 - 1278
• Main Authors: Rajta, A., Bhatia, R., Setia, H., Pathania, P.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Oxford University Press 01.05.2020
• Subjects: aerobic denitrifiers; Agricultural wastes; Anaerobic treatment; Animal health; Bacteria; Bioremediation; Denitrification; Denitrifying bacteria; Ecological niches; heterotrophic nitrification–aerobic denitrification; Niches; nitrate pollution; Nitrate removal; Nitrates; Nitrification; Nitrogen removal; Nutrient removal; Pollution; Pollution effects; Wastewater; Wastewater pollution; Wastewater treatment; Water pollution treatment; bioremediation; wastewater; heterotrophic nitrification-aerobic denitrification; aerobic denitrifiers; nitrate pollution
• ISSN: 1364-5072; 1365-2672
• DOI: 10.1111/jam.14476

Summary With the increase in industrial and agricultural activities, a large amount of nitrogenous compounds are released into the environment, leading to nitrate pollution. The perilous effects of nitrate present in the environment pose a major threat to human and animal health. Bioremediation provides a cost‐effective and environmental friendly method to deal with this problem. The process of aerobic denitrification can reduce nitrate compounds to harmless dinitrogen gas. This review provides a brief view of the exhaustive role played by aerobic denitrifiers for tackling nitrate pollution under different ecological niches and their dependency on various environmental parameters. It also provides an understanding of the enzymes involved in aerobic denitrification. The role of aerobic denitrification to solve the issues faced by the conventional method (aerobic nitrification–anaerobic denitrification) in treating nitrogen‐polluted wastewaters is elaborated.