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US 12,168,619 B2Granted
Compositions and methods to remove ammonia in freshwater and saltwater fish storage systems
AssigneeUniversity of South Florida
InventorsNorma Arcelia Alcantar, Wen Zhao
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Abstract
Compositions, systems and methods of removing ammonia from fish storage systems are presented. A chemical water conditioner comprised of sodium formaldehyde bisulfite, cornstarch, dye and alcohol was found to have a high ammonia removal efficiency in seawater. A combination of this chemical water conditioner with modified chabazite and phosphate buffer exhibited high ammonia removal efficiency in both seawater and freshwater.
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A method of controlling an ammonia level in a water environment comprising:
- adding an amount of a water conditioner to the water environment wherein the water conditioner comprises:
- an amount of sodium formaldehyde bisulfite;
- an amount of cornstarch;
- an amount of dye;
- and
- an amount of alcohol.
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