Patented EC technology able to reduce nitrites without a biofilter

Responsible for developing and patenting the first contained, recirculating aquaculture system (RAS) facilities to produce Pacific white shrimp, NaturalShrimp announced yesterday that they'd discovered their electrocoagulation (EC) technology is capable of reducing nitrites without the use of a biofilter in a RAS system.

This discovery proves important, as in a RAS system, 'the filtration system must continually remove ammonia to effectively treat water and hold production tonnages of stock,' NaturalShrimp explained in a press release dated the 6^th January, 2022.

The EC technology comes into play by being able to remove ammonia from a RAS before the ammonia is converted into nitrites and is able to reduce nitrites without the typical installation of a biofilter.

Thomas Untermeyer, the CTO and COO of NaturalShrimp explained further: "This discovery makes our Vibrio Suppression Technology, which utilizes EC as part of the filtration loop, even more useful for any RAS suffering from a build-up of ammonia and nitrites."

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NaturalShrimp began rearing their shrimp with biofloc technology, which refers to a way of improving water quality in marine farming through balancing carbon and nitrogen. It switched to vibrio suppression technology in 2014 owing to major problems invited by biofloc technology, such as failures to control parasites, bacteria and viruses.

"Our portfolio of technologies is quickly proving its ability to allow complete environmental control for aquaculture production," Mr Untermeyer added. "We look forward to sharing additional results and opportunities for our technology as we continue to focus on scaling production of our land-based gourmet-grade shrimp."

NaturalShrimp recently announced construction of a new production facility in Texas, with planned expansion in Florida and Nevada, to serve additional markets. This includes a 480,000 square foot shrimp production facility with construction to begin in the last quarter of 2022.

For more information on NaturalShrimp visit their website, HERE.

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