Mucilage, the inner “guts” of cacti, may help clean water recirculating in aquaculture tanks and ponds, according to research presented at an American Chemical Society (ACS; Washington, D.C.) meeting.
Because aquaculture conditions encourage bacterial growth that develop into odorous compounds, University of South Florida (Tampa) researchers set out to develop cacti as a natural and available source to clean water. The team is developing a prototype of a recirculating aquaculture system that uses cactus extract as a cleansing agent, according to an ACS news release.
Read more about the research in the June issue of WE&T and see more about the research in the video:
Video courtesy of the American Chemical Society (Washington, D.C.). |
May 26, 2016
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