Organic Matter Composition and Phosphorus Speciation of Solid Waste from an African Catfish Recirculating Aquaculture System

Julia Prüter, Sebastian Marcus Strauch, Lisa Carolina Wenzel, Wantana Klysubun, Harry Wilhelm Palm and Peter Leinweber
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Julia Prüter: Soil Science, Faculty of Agricultural and Environmental Science, University of Rostock, D-18051 Rostock, Germany
Sebastian Marcus Strauch: Department of Aquaculture and Sea-Ranching, Faculty of Agricultural and Environmental Science, University of Rostock, D-18051 Rostock, Germany
Lisa Carolina Wenzel: Department of Aquaculture and Sea-Ranching, Faculty of Agricultural and Environmental Science, University of Rostock, D-18051 Rostock, Germany
Wantana Klysubun: Synchrotron Light Research Institute, Muang District, 111 Moo 6 University Avenue, Nakhon Ratchasima 3000, Thailand
Harry Wilhelm Palm: Department of Aquaculture and Sea-Ranching, Faculty of Agricultural and Environmental Science, University of Rostock, D-18051 Rostock, Germany
Peter Leinweber: Soil Science, Faculty of Agricultural and Environmental Science, University of Rostock, D-18051 Rostock, Germany

Agriculture, 2020, vol. 10, issue 10, 1-14

Abstract: Recycling of phosphorus (P) from feed input in aquaculture systems gains increasing importance, especially relating to sustainable agriculture and food production. In order to find possible areas of application of African catfish solid waste, the purpose of this study was to characterize the elemental and organic matter composition and P speciation in the aquaculture fish waste. Pyrolysis-field ionization mass spectrometry (Py-FIMS) was used to investigate the composition of organic matter and P K -edge X-ray absorption near edge structure (XANES) spectroscopy to describe the occurring P-containing compounds in African catfish solid waste from an intensive recirculation aquaculture system (RAS). The solid fish waste was mainly composed of sterols, free fatty acids and alkylaromatics, as it is common for digestive systems of animals. Ingredients such as the phytosterol beta-sitosterin confirm plant-based feed ingredients and some recalcitrance against digestion in the African catfish gut. The P in the solid fish waste was exclusively bound as calcium-phosphates. These calcium-phosphate minerals as major constituents of African catfish waste may have beneficial effects when applied to soils, suggesting the use of this waste as possible soil amendment in the future.

Keywords: African catfish; RAS; Py-FIMS; XANES spectroscopy; aquaculture fish waste; soil amendment (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q1 Q10 Q11 Q12 Q13 Q14 Q15 Q16 Q17 Q18 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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