Development of highly productive zero-waste food production platform based on microfiltration and nutrient recycling

莱斯布里奇学院（LC）是领导和变革教育在阿尔伯塔。应用研究是学院战略的一个组成部分，并在为教师和学生提供与行业和社区合作的机会，以造福我们的经济和社会方面发挥着重要作用。LC拥有超过15年的经验和专业知识，是鱼类和植物综合系统（IFPS）研究的领导者。LC希望与1722497阿尔伯塔有限公司合作，开发一个基于微过滤和营养回收的零浪费食品生产平台，旨在为温室空间提供最高产量。该合作伙伴关系将能够去除悬浮的较小的微米和纳米颗粒，这些颗粒会在该公司开发的垂直农场的排水系统中产生问题。该项目将利用独特设计的微过滤过程，使用生物炭的微米和纳米孔网络，可以有效地捕获这些颗粒。除了解决这个问题，它还将最大限度地减少鱼菜共生种植者向其系统中添加植物营养补充剂的需要，从而减轻加拿大鱼菜共生生产中营养管理不善的持续行业问题。此外，该平台将创造一个利基增值产品-高浓度营养液活性生物炭，这有可能大大降低鱼菜共生行业的运营成本。

Lethbridge College (LC) is leading and transforming education in Alberta. Applied research is an integral partof the college's strategy and plays a significant role in providing opportunities for faculty and students topartner with industry and community to the benefit of our economy and society.With over 15 years of experience and expertise LC is a leader in Integrated Fish and Plant Systems (IFPS)research. LC wishes to partner with 1722497 Alberta Ltd. to develop a zero-waste food production platformbased on microfiltration and nutrient recycling designed to provide a highest yield output in the greenhousespace. The partnership would enable the removal of suspended smaller micro- and nanoparticles which cancreate problems in the drainage system of the vertical farms developed by the company. This project will utilizethe uniquely designed microfiltration process using biochar's micro- and nanopore network that can efficientlytrap these particles. Besides solving this problem, it will also minimize the need for aquaponics growers to addplant nutritional supplements to their systems, thus mitigating the ongoing industry problem of nutrientmismanagement in Canadian aquaponics production. In addition, the platform will create a niche value addedproduct - highly concentrated nutrient solution active biochar, which has the potential to significantly reducethe operational costs of the aquaponics industry.