Performance of sequencing microbead biofilters in a recirculating aquaculture system

Aquacultural Engineering

Volumn 52, Issue , 2013, Pages 80-86

  Liu, Huang ^a   Che, Xuan ^a   Zhang, Yulei ^a  

^a SOUTH CHINA SEA FISHERIES RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (China)

Author keywords

Ammonia removal; Aquaculture; Biological filter; Microbead biofilters; Recirculating aquaculture system

Indexed keywords

AMMONIA REMOVAL; AMMONIA TREATMENT; AMMONIA-NITROGEN; BIO-FILM THICKNESS; BIOLOGICAL FILTERS; BIOLOGICAL FILTRATION; ENHANCING MASS TRANSFER; FLUID PASSAGE; HOMOGENEOUS STRUCTURE; HYDRAULIC RETENTION TIME; INTERSTITIAL VOIDS; KEY TECHNOLOGIES; MICROBEADS; NITRIFICATION ACTIVITY; NITRIFICATION PROCESS; PERFORMANCE CHARACTERISTICS; RECIPROCATING MOTION; RECIRCULATING AQUACULTURE SYSTEM; SUSPENDED SOLIDS; THIN SHEET; VERTICAL CHANNELS; WATER FLOWS;

AMMONIA; AQUACULTURE; BIOFILMS; BIOFILTRATION; NITRIFICATION; OPTIMIZATION;

BIOFILTERS;

AMMONIA; AQUACULTURE EFFLUENT; BIOFILM; BIOFILTRATION; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); FILTER; MASS TRANSFER; NITRIFICATION; NITROGEN; OPTIMIZATION; PERCID; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; RECIRCULATING SYSTEM; RETENTION; WATER FLOW;

EID: 84871476697     PISSN: 01448609     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aquaeng.2012.10.002     Document Type: Article

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