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.
Claims10
A method of manufacturing an ammonia removal agent for use in removing ammonia from seawater comprising:
- combining an amount of sodium formaldehyde bisulfite, an amount of corn starch, an amount of dye, and an amount of alcohol to form the ammonia removal agent.
A system for removing ammonia from seawater in a fish storage system comprising:
- a water environment containing ammonia;
- and
- a water conditioner wherein the water conditioner comprises:
- an amount of sodium formaldehyde bisulfite;
- an amount of cornstarch;
- an amount of dye;
- and
- an amount of alcohol.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.