Long-term nitrate removal through methane-dependent denitrification microorganisms in sequencing batch reactors fed with only nitrate and methane

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Table 1 Operational conditions of the reactors

Number	Time (days)	Substrate	T (°C)	pH
A	0–144 144–600	NO₃⁻, CH₄	22 30	7.0–7.5
B	0–260 261–450 451–600	NO₃⁻, CH₄ batch test (NO₂⁻, NH₄⁺, NO₃⁻, CH₄/NH₄⁺, NO₃⁻, CH₄/NO₃⁻, CH₄) NO₃⁻, CH₄	30	7.0–7.5