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Waste to wealth: a sustainable aquaponic system based on residual nitrogen photoconversion
- Source :
- RSC Advances. 5:3917-3921
- Publication Year :
- 2015
- Publisher :
- Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC), 2015.
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Abstract
- A simple and innovative concept for a micro-aquaponic system (MAS) to valorize residual nitrogen via photocatalytic conversion was developed. Results proved that over 70% of ammonia could be oxidized to nitrates within 1.5 hours under UV irradiation and subsequently taken up by plants which experienced a remarkably superior plant growth (with results showing 1.8–1.6 times improved petiole growth) with respect to standard grown samples. The proposed methodology may pave the way to a new eco-farming paradigm aimed at maximizing the value of residues to valuable end-products by combining multidisciplinary efforts and low environmental impact technologies.
Details
- ISSN :
- 20462069
- Volume :
- 5
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- RSC Advances
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi...........7390db50472907eb657cc845c896c3c0