Biological denitrification of nitrate containing waste water can be described by following overall reaction . NO3^-1+aCH3OH+H^+= bC5H7NO2+cN2+dCO2+eH2O.                                    A. Determine a,b,c,d abd e if Y=0.5X/gN.               B. Determine the degree of reduction of bacteria and methanol 

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### A. **Determine the coefficients \(a\), \(b\), \(c\), \(d\), and \(e\)**

The overall reaction for the biological denitrification process is given as:

\[
NO_3^- + aCH_3OH + H^+ \longrightarrow bC_5H_7NO_2 + cN_2 + dCO_2 + eH_2O
\]

We are also given that the yield \(Y\) of biomass is:

\[
Y = \frac{b}{X} = 0.5 \, \text{gN/gNO}_3^-
\]

This means that for each gram of nitrogen from nitrate, 0.5 grams of biomass \(C_5H_7NO_2\) is produced.

Let's now solve for the coefficients based on the following principles:

1. **Mass balance for carbon (C)**:
   - Nitrate does not contribute carbon, so all carbon comes from methanol (CH₃OH) and goes into the biomass (C₅H₇NO₂) and CO₂.
   - Methanol provides 1 carbon per mole, and biomass (C₅H₇NO₂) contains 5 carbons.
   - Therefore, the carbon balance equation is:
     \[
     a = 5b + d
     \]

2. **Mass balance for nitrogen (N)**:
   - All nitrogen comes from nitrate, and it either goes into the biomass (C₅H₇NO₂) or is converted to nitrogen gas (N₂).
   - Biomass contains 1 nitrogen atom per molecule, and each molecule of nitrogen gas (N₂) contains 2 nitrogen atoms.
   - The nitrogen balance equation is:
     \[
     1 = b + 2c
     \]

3. **Mass balance for oxygen (O)**:
   - Oxygen comes from both nitrate (NO₃⁻) and methanol (CH₃OH), and it goes into biomass, CO₂, and H₂O.
   - Nitrate contains 3 oxygens, and methanol provides 1 oxygen per mole.
   - Biomass contains 2 oxygens per molecule, CO₂ has 2 oxygens per molecule, and H₂O has 1 oxygen per molecule.
   - The oxygen balance equation is:
     \[
     3 + a = 2b + 2d + e
     \]

4. **Mass balance for hydrogen (H)**:
   - Hydrogen comes from both methanol and the protons (H⁺) and goes into biomass and water (H₂O).
   - Methanol contains 4 hydrogens per mole, protons contribute 1 hydrogen atom, biomass contains 7 hydrogen atoms per molecule, and water contains 2 hydrogens per molecule.
   - The hydrogen balance equation is:
     \[
     4a + 1 = 7b + 2e
     \]

With these four mass balance equations, we can solve for the unknowns \(a\), \(b\), \(c\), \(d\), and \(e\).

### B. **Determine the degree of reduction of bacteria and methanol**

The degree of reduction is calculated based on the number of electrons transferred per molecule in the oxidation or reduction process.

1. **Degree of reduction for methanol (CH₃OH)**:
   - The molecular formula of methanol is \(CH_3OH\). 
   - Carbon in methanol has an oxidation state of \(-2\), and hydrogen has \(+1\), while oxygen has \(-2\).
   - The degree of reduction of methanol refers to the number of electrons carbon can donate when it is oxidized. 
   - For methanol, the degree of reduction can be calculated as the total number of electrons associated with the bonds.

2. **Degree of reduction for bacteria (C₅H₇NO₂)**:
   - The biomass \(C_5H_7NO_2\) is a complex compound where the degree of reduction depends on how electrons are distributed among carbon, nitrogen, and oxygen atoms.
   - We can calculate the degree of reduction by determining how many electrons the compound can potentially donate in a redox reaction.

To calculate these degrees of reduction, we must assign the oxidation states to each element in the compounds and tally the number of electrons involved in the redox processes.

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Biological denitrification of nitrate containing waste water can be described by following overall reaction. NO3^-1 + aCH3OH + H^+ = bC5H7NO2 + cN2 + dCO2 + eH2O. A. Determine a, b, c, d and e if Y = 0.5 X/gN. B. Determine the degree of reduction of bacteria and methanol.

Solve the problem of biological denitrification of nitrate-containing wastewater. Learn how to determine the coefficients in the reaction and the degree of reduction of methanol and bacteria using stoichiometric equations and mass balance principles.

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