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Control of inorganic nitrogen and suspended solids concentrations in a land-based recirculating aquaculture system
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Document Title
Control of inorganic nitrogen and suspended solids concentrations in a land-based recirculating aquaculture system
Author
Nootong K., Nurit S., Powtongsook S.
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Affiliations
Chemical Engineering Research Unit for Value Adding of Bioresources, Department of Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, 10330, Thailand; National Center for Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering, National Science and Technology Development Agency, Pathum Thani, 12210, Thailand; Center of Excellence in Marine Biotechnology, Department of Marine Science, Faculty of Science, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, 10330, Thailand
Type
Article
Source Title
Engineering Journal
ISSN
01258281
Year
2013
Volume
17
Issue
1
Page
49-59
Open Access
All Open Access, Bronze, Green
DOI
10.4186/ej.2013.17.1.49
Format
Abstract
This study intended to evaluate the performance of land-based aquaculture system integrating solids separating units, nitrifying biofilters, and tubular denitrifying reactor during the closed-water tilapia cultivation for 98 days. Operation of both solids separating units was able to maintain suspended solids (SS) concentrations in the rearing tank below 35 mg SS/L. Simultaneous operation of nitrifying biofilters, ORP-controlled denitrifying reactor, and two solids separating units was capable of maintaining total ammonia nitrogen (TAN) and nitrite concentrations substantially below 1.0 mg N/L and nitrate concentrations less than 12.0 mg N/L despite nitrogen loading rate and tilapia weight density were as high as 21.6 mg N/L/day and 17.2 kg/m3, respectively. Without solids separating units, TAN and nitrite concentrations drastically increased above the acceptable limits of 1.0 mg N/L. Finally, the result of nitrogen balance analysis indicated that nitrification and denitrification were the primary treatment pathways in this recirculating system capable of removing 49.8% of total nitrogen input, whereas solids separating units removed 9.5% of total nitrogen input yet their presence was essential for sustaining the activity of nitrifying biofilters for an extended period.
Keyword
Aquaculture | Denitrification | Nitrification | Solids | Tilapia
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