Nitrate removal in aquariums by immobilized Pseudomonas

Y. Tal; A. Nussinovitch; J. Van Rijn

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Nitrate removal in aquariums by immobilized Pseudomonas

Y. Tal, A. Nussinovitch, J. Van Rijn^*

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Department of Animal Sciences

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Biological denitrification of nitrate to nitrogen gas was examined in a freshwater and a marine aquarium. Nitrate removal in the aquarium water was accomplished with denitrifiers immobilized in a freeze-dried, alginate-starch matrix. Starch served as a bacterial carbon source and cellular matrix-strengthening filler. Freeze-dried beads were placed in canisters through which nitrate-rich aquarium water was recirculated. The freshwater aquarium (100 L) contained goldfish (Carassius auratus) at a total biomass of 390 g, whereas cichlids (Oreochromis mossambicus) were kept at a similar stocking density in the marine aquarium. Denitrification resulted in low ambient nitrate concentrations in both aquariums. The specific nitrate removal rate of the freshwater beads was significantly higher (50 μg of NO₃-N/bead/day) than that of seawater beads (5 μg of NO₃-N/bead/day). Differences in ambient nitrate concentrations between both aquariums and diffusion limitation of nitrate to the active denitrification sites within the beads might explain these observed differences.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1019-1021
Number of pages	3
Journal	Biotechnology Progress
Volume	19
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1021/bp0200088
State	Published - May 2003

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