SBIR/STTR Research Award
Development of a Hybrid Fixed Film - Biofloc System for Simplified Inland Production of Shrimp
Award amount
$96,476Program and phase
SBIR · Phase IAward year
2017Award details
- Awarding agency
- Department of Agriculture
- Branch
- Not reported
- Recipient company
- AQUACULTURE SYSTEMS TECHNOLOGIES, L.L.C.
- Proposal award date
- 2017-07-01
- Contract end date
- 2018-02-28
- UEI
- H9N3LNQ4H3D7
- Solicitation number
- Not reported
- Topic code
- 8.7
Research abstract
This proposed SBIR effort focuses on the manipulation of the suspended growth solids to stabilize biofloc systems used to produce marine shrimp in tanks. This will be accomplished by imposition of floating bead clarifiers on the biofloc process. The bead filters will pneumatically harvest, aerate, and return biofloc (wasting the balance) to obtain a biofloc at the correct suspended solids level and age (mean cell residence time). The resulting RAS configuration will display the advantages of the biofloc approach but will be easy to manage. Improving the performance of the biofloc RAS will allow the regional farmers to expand their participation in the expanding US shrimp market.
Technology keywords
Not reported
Other awards by this recipient
Verified by the same UEI. These are other public SBIR/STTR award pages, not a merged company record.
- Extending water reuse in marine recirculating systems with DSC sludge digesters
- Start Up Beads to Mitigate Stock Losses in the RAS Acclimation Process
- Development of a Hybrid Fixed Film - Biofloc System for Simplified Inland Production of Shrimp
- Application of Direct Filtration Utilizing Floating Bead Filters and Flocculation Aids for Fine Suspended Solids and Phosphorus Removal
- Use of Direct Filtration on the Influent to Floating Bead Filters and Treatment of Waste Discharge with Coagulation Aids for Suspended Solid
Awards with the same topic code
Verified by an exact topic code match. This is not a text-similarity match.
- Novel Integrated Macroalgal and Sea Urchin Aquaculture Systems
- Integrating Production Of Poly Unsaturated Fatty Acids With Barley Protein Concentrate Production
- RESOLVING KYPHOSID COMMERCIAL POTENTIAL: WHICH DIETS OPTIMIZE GROWTH AND PALATE APPEAL FOR AN HERBIVOROUS MARINE REEF FISH?
- High Throughput Release of Shellfish Meat via Isochoric Freezing
Research funding history
20 SBIR/STTR records share this UEI (1995–2025). Reported award amounts total $2,946,178. Reported amounts are not federal obligations.
Phases: Phase I, Phase II
Agencies: Department of Agriculture, Department of Commerce, National Science Foundation