Open AccessBiochar from Corn Waste as Biofilter in a Recirculating Aquaculture Systems
Author(s) -
Catherine Dr. Pueyo
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
international journal for research in applied science and engineering technology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2321-9653
DOI - 10.22214/ijraset.2022.40180
Subject(s) - biofilter , biochar , recirculating aquaculture system , pulp and paper industry , filtration (mathematics) , aquaculture , environmental science , nile tilapia , ammonia , wastewater , oreochromis , environmental engineering , chemistry , environmental chemistry , waste management , fish <actinopterygii> , fishery , biology , pyrolysis , mathematics , statistics , organic chemistry , engineering
The use of biofilter with the application of biochar technology for the improvement of water in a recirculating aquaculture system (RAS) provides a lot of advantages in aquaculture production. The research aimed to devise a biofilter system for the enhancement of TAN and un-ionized ammonia levels in a RAS using biochar from corn cobs for Nile tilapia Oreochromis niloticus production. It has five main parts: fish tank, biochar filtration tank, sediment filter, sludge filter and pump. The fish tank used is a 1 m 3 plastic cubical tank. The biochar filtration tank with a height of 85 cm and a diameter of 30 cm. The sludge filter has a height of 52 cm with a diameter of 13 cm. An electric water pump was used to recirculate the water. The system was fabricated and were able to effectively enhance the level of total ammonia nitrogen (TAN) at a rate of 0.56 ppm per hour for every 1kg biochar and 0.72 ppm per hour for the reduction of un-ionized ammonia. The devised biofilter proved to reduce the level of TAN by 9.45 ppm and un-ionized ammonia levels by 2.18 ppm in 6 hours and 30 minutes using corn cob biochar. Keywords: Biochar, Biofilter, Recirculating Aquaculture Systems (RAS), Total Ammonia Nitrogen (TAN), Un-ionized ammonia