Liquid purification or separation – Processes – Treatment by living organism
Patent
1997-06-24
1999-10-05
Drodge, Joseph W.
Liquid purification or separation
Processes
Treatment by living organism
119204, 119227, 119260, 210 85, 210 94, 210 961, 210169, 210218, 210631, 210739, 210806, B01D 1712, C02F 300, A01K 6100
Patent
active
059618310
ABSTRACT:
The present invention is an automated aquaculture system which comprises: one or more culture tanks connected to a closed system of filters and ultraviolet or ozone sources for water purification prior to returning water to the culture tanks. Also disclosed as part of the system are automated biofilters that automatically monitor water conditions in the system, and video cameras in the tanks that monitor growth and condition of the animals in the tank. This invention is also a process useful for culturing an aquatic species, using the disclosed systems. Preferred species include shrimp, squid, marine fishes and fingerlings and marine mollusks.
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Lee Phillip G.
Turk Philip E.
Whitson John L.
Board of Regents , The University of Texas System
Drodge Joseph W.
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