TY - JOUR
T1 - Bagasse-assisted bioremediation of ammonia from shrimp farm wastewater
AU - Krishnani, Kishore K.
AU - Parimala, V.
AU - Gupta, B. P.
AU - Azad, I. S.
AU - Meng, Xiaoguang
AU - Abraham, M.
PY - 2006/9
Y1 - 2006/9
N2 - Development of new economically feasible ecofriendly products from agricultural wastes or byproducts for shrimp farm wastewater treatment is the objective of our continued research. Ammonia is a nitrogenous toxicant, which is commonly found in wastewater from shrimp farms. In the present study, we explored the possibility of the use of simply and inexpensively prepared bagasse products so that this abundant crop byproduct could be used to remove ammonia from shrimp farm wastewater. Bagasse, a natural highly fibrous lignocellulosic byproduct of sugarcane, was converted into five different products. Experimental results have shown that ammonia is efficiently removed from wastewater by four bagasse products with a dose of 1 to 6 g/L within 24 hours. The effect of bagasse products on other water quality parameters and growth kinetics of biofilm bacteria onto bagasse fiber have also been studied. Efficacies of products were compared by using statistical analysis. Products developed from bagasse are useful and economical.
AB - Development of new economically feasible ecofriendly products from agricultural wastes or byproducts for shrimp farm wastewater treatment is the objective of our continued research. Ammonia is a nitrogenous toxicant, which is commonly found in wastewater from shrimp farms. In the present study, we explored the possibility of the use of simply and inexpensively prepared bagasse products so that this abundant crop byproduct could be used to remove ammonia from shrimp farm wastewater. Bagasse, a natural highly fibrous lignocellulosic byproduct of sugarcane, was converted into five different products. Experimental results have shown that ammonia is efficiently removed from wastewater by four bagasse products with a dose of 1 to 6 g/L within 24 hours. The effect of bagasse products on other water quality parameters and growth kinetics of biofilm bacteria onto bagasse fiber have also been studied. Efficacies of products were compared by using statistical analysis. Products developed from bagasse are useful and economical.
KW - Agricultural byproduct
KW - Ammonia
KW - Bioremediation
KW - Shrimp farm wastewater
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U2 - 10.2175/106143005X72911
DO - 10.2175/106143005X72911
M3 - Article
C2 - 17120454
AN - SCOPUS:33750347316
SN - 1061-4303
VL - 78
SP - 938
EP - 950
JO - Water Environment Research
JF - Water Environment Research
IS - 9
ER -