MICROBIAL PRODUCTION OF NITROUS OXIDE COUPLED WITH CHEMICAL REACTION OF GASEOUS NITROUS OXIDE INCLUDING PHOSPHORUS RECOVERY AND NITRITE REDUCTION TO NITROUS OXIDE

摘要

A method to produce N2O from organic nitrogen and/or reactive nitrogen in waste uses a bioreactor coupled to a hardware reactor device in which the N2O is consumed in a gas phase chemical reaction, e.g., catalytic decomposition to form oxygen and nitrogen gas. Heat from the exothermic reaction may be used to generate power. The N2O may alternatively be used as an oxidant or co-oxidant in a combustion reaction, e.g., in the combustion of methane.