Bagasse-assisted bioremediation of ammonia from shrimp farm wastewater

Kishore K. Krishnani, V. Parimala, B. P. Gupta, I. S. Azad, Xiaoguang Meng, M. Abraham

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Abstract

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.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)938-950
Number of pages13
JournalWater Environment Research
Volume78
Issue number9
DOIs
StatePublished - Sep 2006

Keywords

  • Agricultural byproduct
  • Ammonia
  • Bioremediation
  • Shrimp farm wastewater

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