Use of ethanol production by-products for producing microalgae, tilapia, and freshwater prawns
By-products from fermentation of grains to alcohol are highly valued as feed supplements for beef and dairy cattle, swine, and poultry. The quantity of wet distillers by-products (stillage) from fuel alcohol production is expected to increase greatly. Unlike dried distillers by-products, wet distillers by-products have generally been abandoned as feed supplements for livestock because of high water content, cost of handling, and storage problems. Using wet distillers by-products as a fertilizer or feed supplement in aquatic production systems appears promising. Two experiments were conducted to determine relationships between stillage application rates and production of microalgae and yields of tilapia (fish) and freshwater prawns (shrimp). Dissolved oxygen concentrations and several other water quality parameters were also monitored. 19 refs., 3 figs., 17 tabs.
- Research Organization:
- Tennessee Valley Authority, Muscle Shoals, AL (USA). Office of Agricultural and Chemical Development
- OSTI ID:
- 6081323
- Report Number(s):
- TVA/OACD-85/5; ON: DE86901147
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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60 APPLIED LIFE SCIENCES
ALGAE
ANIMALS
AQUACULTURE
AQUATIC ORGANISMS
ARTHROPODS
CRUSTACEANS
DECAPODS
DISSOLVED GASES
FISHES
FLUIDS
GASES
INVERTEBRATES
ORGANIC WASTES
PLANTS
PRODUCTION
SHRIMP
SOLUTES
STILLAGE
USES
VERTEBRATES
WASTE PRODUCT UTILIZATION
WASTES