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y = 5.507x + 1.067
R² = 0.970
0.0
2.0
4.0
6.0
8.0
0
0.2
0.4
0.6
0.8
1
1.2
1/U
DN (mg MLSS. day/ mg of NO
3
-
-N)
1/N' [1/(mg/L of NO 3
- -N)]
Fig. 10 Substrate utilization kinetics for batch denitrification [NO 3
− –N = 40 ± 2.5 mg/L]
y = 0.898x - 0.071
R² = 0.986
0
2
4
6
8
10
12
14
0
0 . 2
0 . 4
0 . 6
0 . 8
1
1 . 2
1 . 4
1/θ (Per day)
U DN (mg of NO 3
- -N/mg MLSS.day)
Fig. 11 Microbial growth kinetics for batch denitrification [NO 3
− –N = 40 ± 2.5 mg/L]
Compliance With Ethical Standards Informed Consent Wastewater samples were periodically
collected from the plant premises of M/S Meghna Dairy located at Sarisha, South 24 Parganas, West
Bengal, India. Necessary permission and consent have been given by the plant authority for carrying
out research investigation and academic pursuit not for any commercial/consultancy purpose. This
study was endorsed and approved as master degree dissertation thesis by the Jadavpur University.
All kinds of necessary consent were obtained from all individuals participated, including authors
in the present study.
Ethical Approval This investigation does not contain any event with involving human participants
or animals performed by any of the authors.
Conflict of Interest The authors declare that they have no conflict of interest.
D. Raha et al.
y = 5.507x + 1.067
R² = 0.970
0.0
2.0
4.0
6.0
8.0
0
0.2
0.4
0.6
0.8
1
1.2
1/U
DN (mg MLSS. day/ mg of NO
3
-
-N)
1/N' [1/(mg/L of NO 3
- -N)]
Fig. 10 Substrate utilization kinetics for batch denitrification [NO 3
− –N = 40 ± 2.5 mg/L]
y = 0.898x - 0.071
R² = 0.986
0
2
4
6
8
10
12
14
0
0 . 2
0 . 4
0 . 6
0 . 8
1
1 . 2
1 . 4
1/θ (Per day)
U DN (mg of NO 3
- -N/mg MLSS.day)
Fig. 11 Microbial growth kinetics for batch denitrification [NO 3
− –N = 40 ± 2.5 mg/L]
Compliance With Ethical Standards Informed Consent Wastewater samples were periodically
collected from the plant premises of M/S Meghna Dairy located at Sarisha, South 24 Parganas, West
Bengal, India. Necessary permission and consent have been given by the plant authority for carrying
out research investigation and academic pursuit not for any commercial/consultancy purpose. This
study was endorsed and approved as master degree dissertation thesis by the Jadavpur University.
All kinds of necessary consent were obtained from all individuals participated, including authors
in the present study.
Ethical Approval This investigation does not contain any event with involving human participants
or animals performed by any of the authors.
Conflict of Interest The authors declare that they have no conflict of interest.