A denitrification reactor with a culture fixed to an organized
plastic-type support is combined with an installation for the
nitrification and elimination of the carbon-based pollution The reactor
is supplied with a mixture of the raw effluent to be treated and of the
effluent originating from the installation for the nitrification and
elimination of the carbon-based pollution. The reactor includes two
denitrification compartments (3, 4) arranged in parallel and operating
altenatingly between a filling phase (denitrification and self
cleaning-out of the excess biomass); and an emptying phase
(denitrification and drainage of the excess biomass). A system for
supplying the mixture of effluents consisting of a rotary arm (11) which
alternately supplies the mixture to each of the compartments.