Adsorption Process of Ammonium by Natural Zeolite (Clinoptilolite) from Aqueous Solution for Aquaculture Application

dc.contributor.authorŞahin, Dilek
dc.contributor.authorÖz, Meryem
dc.contributor.authorSertaşı, Eda
dc.contributor.authorÖz, Ünal
dc.contributor.authorKarslı, Zafer
dc.contributor.authorAral, Mustafa Orhan
dc.date.accessioned2025-03-23T19:12:10Z
dc.date.available2025-03-23T19:12:10Z
dc.date.issued2019
dc.departmentSinop Üniversitesi
dc.description.abstractAmmonia is an important nutrient in primary production, but high ammoniaconcentration is directly or indirectly toxic to many species of aquatic organisms.Ammonia and other toxic metabolites can be managed by adsorption and ionexchange. Zeolite is naturally occurring structured, aluminosilicate with highcation exchange and ion adsorption capacity. The purpose of this study was todetermine the effects of zeolite on the ammonium adsorption at different particlesizes (0.075 mm, 3-5 mm) and adsorbent dosages (5 g/l, 10 g/l, 15 g/l) fromaquatic solution. This research was conducted by trial groups with 3 repetitionsduring 330 min. Water temperature, pH, dissolved oxygen and ammonium valueswere measured during the trial period at regular intervals. Depending on therelevant literature, TAN (Total Ammonium Nitrogen) and adsorption efficiencywere also calculated. This study values showed a decrease of TAN concentrationin all the groups with increasing contact time. For different particle size andadsorbent dosage of zeolite, the best efficiency (44.1%) is determined at added 15g/l and 0.075 mm zeolite group (P˂0.05). Our results revealed that zeolite mightbe used for ammonia removal in aquaculture.
dc.identifier.doi10.17216/LimnoFish.420380
dc.identifier.endpage141
dc.identifier.issn2148-9300
dc.identifier.issn2149-4428
dc.identifier.issue2
dc.identifier.startpage136
dc.identifier.trdizinid339202
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.17216/LimnoFish.420380
dc.identifier.urihttps://search.trdizin.gov.tr/tr/yayin/detay/339202
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/11486/3743
dc.identifier.volume5
dc.indekslendigikaynakTR-Dizin
dc.language.isoen
dc.relation.ispartofJournal of Limnology and Freshwater Fisheries Research
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Ulusal Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanı
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
dc.snmzKA_TR_20250323
dc.subjectBalıkçılık
dc.subjectÇevre Bilimleri
dc.subjectLimnoloji
dc.subjectDeniz ve Tatlı Su Biyolojisi
dc.subjectZooloji
dc.titleAdsorption Process of Ammonium by Natural Zeolite (Clinoptilolite) from Aqueous Solution for Aquaculture Application
dc.typeArticle

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