TABLE 3.
Comparison of studies on packed-bed denitrification.
| Type of the reactor | Type of the packed filter | HRT (h) | Temperature (°C) | The maximum denitrification rate (mg-N⋅L–1⋅d–1) | References |
| Column reactor | PHBV-Sawdust | 1.5 | / | 146 | Yang et al., 2020 |
| Column reactor | Sulfur/Limestone | 24–3 | 6–28 | 300 | Sahinkaya et al., 2014 |
| Column reactor | PCL/Starch | 2–0.5 | 15–25 | 640 | Shen et al., 2013 |
| Column reactor | Polybutylene succinate/Bamboo powder | 4 | 26 | 340 | Qi et al., 2020 |
| Column reactor | Sulfur/Shell/Peanut hull | 6–1 | 10–31 | 723 | This study |