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Under continuous polarization, the maximum denitrification rate reached 233 g NO3--N/m3/d with 98% nitrate removal (0.6 mg NO3--N/L in the effluent) with negligible intermediate production, while under a 30 s open-circuit/30 s polarization mode, 86% of nitrate was removed at a maximum rate of 205 g NO3--N/m3/d (4.5 mg NO3--N/L in the effluent) with higher N2O production (6.6-9.3 mg N/L in the effluent). Conversely, periodic polarization could be an interesting approach in other bioelectrochemical processes if the generation of chemical intermediates (partially reduced or oxidized) should be favored. Similar microbial communities dominated byGallionellaceaewere found in both MECs; however, swapping the polarization modes and the electrochemical analyses suggested that the periodically polarized EABs probably developed a higher ability for electron storage and transfer, which supported the direct electron transfer pathway in discontinuous operation or fluidized biocathodes.", "keywords": ["bioelectrochemical systems (BESs)", "periodic polarization", "Autotrophic Processes", "Technology and Engineering", "denitrification", "Nitrates", "AUTOTROPHIC DENITRIFICATION", "EABs", "Bioelectric Energy Sources", "NITRATE-CONTAMINATED GROUNDWATER", "02 engineering and technology", "6. Clean water", "REDUCTION", "REMOVAL", "13. 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The sensitivity analysis was aimed at verifying the model stability, understanding the model structure and individuating the model parameters to be further optimized. The mass specific area of the sulfur particles (a*) and hydrolysis kinetic constant (k1) were identified as the dominant parameters on the model outputs, i.e. nitrate (NO3\uffe2\uff88\uff92), NO2\uffe2\uff88\uff92 and sulfate (SO42\uffe2\uff88\uff92) concentrations, confirming that the microbially catalyzed S0 hydrolysis is the rate-limiting step during S0-driven denitrification. 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