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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 06, 2018
Filed:
May. 22, 2015
Applicant:
Nch Corporation, Irving, TX (US);
Inventors:
Charles J. Greenwald, Dallas, TX (US);
Haibo Cao, Flower Mound, TX (US);
Christopher Zetena, Dallas, TX (US);
Jordan E. Church, Lewisville, TX (US);
Kelly Gillespie, Richardson, TX (US);
Assignee:
NCH CORPORATION, Irving, TX (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C02F 3/34 (2006.01); C02F 3/10 (2006.01); C02F 3/30 (2006.01); C02F 101/16 (2006.01); C02F 101/30 (2006.01); C02F 103/20 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C02F 3/34 (2013.01); C02F 3/105 (2013.01); C02F 3/109 (2013.01); C02F 3/303 (2013.01); C02F 3/348 (2013.01); C02F 3/308 (2013.01); C02F 2101/16 (2013.01); C02F 2101/30 (2013.01); C02F 2103/20 (2013.01); C02F 2203/00 (2013.01); C02F 2203/004 (2013.01); C02F 2209/07 (2013.01); Y02W 10/15 (2015.05);
Abstract
A method for treating and improving the quality of pond water used in growing aquatic species for aquacultural applications by adding to the pond water active bacteria that are preferably grown on site in combination with a nitrification enhancement agent such as calcium carbonate or calcified seaweed, and an optional reaction surface area modifier such as calcified seaweed or plastic or metal particles or fragments.