Simultaneous removal of toxic ammonia and lettuce cultivation in aquaponic system using microwave pyrolysis biochar

• Main Authors: Su, Man Huan, Elfina, Azwar, Yang, Ya Feng, Sonne, Christian, Yek, Peter Nai Yuh, Liew, Rock Keey, Cheng, C. K., Show, Pau Loke, Lam, Su Shiung
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier Ltd 2020
• Subjects: TP Chemical technology
• Online Access: http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/28390/1/Simultaneous%20removal%20of%20toxic%20ammonia%20and%20lettuce%20cultivation%20.pdf; http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/28390/; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhazmat.2020.122610; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhazmat.2020.122610

This study examined an aquaponic approach of circulating water containing ammonia excretions from African catfish grown in an aquaculture tank for bacterial conversion into nitrates, which then acted as a nutrient substance to cultivate lettuce in hydroponic tank. We found that microwave pyrolysis b...